[Thailand encounters sustained high temperature Meteorological Agency is expected to face severe drought in June]-the Thai Meteorological Agency pointed out on the 22nd that since the beginning of April, the national average highest temperature in Thailand has been about 40 degrees Celsius. On the 21st, the somatosensory temperature in Bonna District of the capital Bangkok, Chonburi and Phuket even reached 54 degrees Celsius. The Thai Ministry of Health warned that a somatosensory temperature of 41 to 54 degrees Celsius would greatly increase the risk of heatstroke. The Thai Meteorological Agency predicts that the extremely hot weather will last until this Sunday, and there may be extreme weather conditions such as thunderstorms next week. The Meteorological Agency also predicts that from mid-June, Thailand may face a severe drought caused by El Ni ñ o, which will be more severe than the drought in 2020.