Extreme heat is tightening the food-energy link across Asia

OpinionHot temperatures damage crops and livelihoods, while cooling costs are risingIrvan MaulanaAugust 17, 2026 05:05 JSTA farmer covers her face to protect herself from heat while working at her paddy farm on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, in May 2024. © ReutersIrvan Maulana is a Jakarta-based independent policy analyst.Read NextConsumerChina's Midea sees portable A/C sales soar in Europe during sweltering summerBondsJapan eyes up to $94m in agriculture bonds to help developing countriesBig in AsiaPhilippine rice growers on front lines of climate change fightDatawatchTokyo, Seoul bucking trend of major nations' capital exodusDestinationsKyrgyzstan ruins reveal Silk Road melting pot of faiths and empiresBig in Asia'Godzilla' El Nino menaces farmers from India to AustraliaLatest on Opi