AdvertisementClimate scientists have warned global temperatures are likely to exceed the 1.5 degree Celsius rise above pre-industrial levels at some point over the coming five years. A man rests under a water misting system to cool down on a hot day in Tokyo on September 6. More than 100,000 people in Japan were sent to hospital this summer with heat stroke. Photo: AFPIn Bangkok this week, experts shared Asia’s new and alarming metrics of climate change. AdvertisementBut delegates also said the new reality had sharpened thinking over solutions to – and ways to mitigate – the impact of the climate crisis.