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New Delhi, India, recorded a national record-high temperature of 52.3 °C (126.1 °F) on May 29, 2024. This record was set at 14:30 LT in Mungeshpur, breaking the previous record of 51 °C (124 °F) in Rajasthan’s Phalodi town in 2016.
Severe weather is anticipated across Texas and southern Oklahoma on Tuesday, with strong storms expected to bring damaging winds, large hail, and the risk of flash flooding. The National Weather Service has issued an Enhanced Risk (Level 3 of 5) for central Texas, warning residents to stay alert and prepared for severe conditions.
Typhoon “Ewiniar” — known as Aghon in the Philippines, formed on May 25, 2024, northeast of Davao City, Philippines as the first named storm of the 2024 Pacific typhoon season. The system made multiple landfalls, causing three fatalities, injuries to seven individuals, and impacting approximately 19 000 people across various regions. Heavy rain, landslides, and widespread damage were reported as the storm progressed.
A massive landslide in Papua New Guinea’s Enga province on May 24, 2024, buried over 2 000 people, according to government reports released today.
A major solar flare measuring X2.8 erupted from the Sun’s southeast limb at 07:08 UTC on May 27, 2024, producing a strong coronal mass ejection (CME). The event started at 06:49 and ended at 07:25 UTC.
At least 18 people were killed in a severe weather outbreak that affected Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kentucky from late Saturday into Sunday, May 26, 2024. Severe weather is expected to continue into the new week with risks shifting east from Alabama to near New York City by Monday.
Severe Cyclonic Storm Remal crossed Bangladesh’s southern port of Mongla and the Sagar Islands in India’s West Bengal on May 26, 2024. Over 1.1 million people were evacuated before the storm, which caused at least 12 deaths and extensive damage.
A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.6 hit Tonga at 20:47 UTC on May 26, 2024. The agency is reporting a depth of 112.2 km (69.7 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.6 at a depth of 140 km (87 miles).
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.3 hit Vanuatu at 22:23 UTC on May 25, 2024. The agency is reporting a depth of 29.2 km (18.1 miles).
A deep depression in the Bay of Bengal intensified into Cyclonic Storm “Remal” on May 25, 2024, and is expected to further intensify into a severe cyclonic storm on May 26, bringing significant wind speeds and impacting coastal regions of Bangladesh and West Bengal.
