To go with 'THAILAND-CLIMATE-WEATHER-HEAT-DURIAN' by Watsamon Tri-Yasakda and Sarah Lai
This photo taken on May 1, 2024 shows baskets of durian at the durian suppliers Paeng Jae Ting at Noen Sung wholesale fruit market in Thailand's eastern Chanthaburi province. Among Thailand's most famous and lucrative exports, the pungent "king of fruits" and has been farmed in the kingdom for hundreds of years, but a vicious heatwave engulfing Southeast Asia has resulted in smaller yields and spiraling costs, with planters and sellers increasingly panicked as global warming damages the industry. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP) / To go with 'THAILAND-CLIMATE-WEATHER-HEAT-DURIAN' by Watsamon Tri-Yasakda and Sarah Lai