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.
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be significantly more active than usual, with NOAA predicting 17 to 25 named storms, 8 to 13 hurricanes, and 4 to 7 major hurricanes. The North Atlantic hurricane season runs from early June to late November.
A series of powerful tornadoes struck Iowa on May 21, 2024, with a significant impact on Greenfield, killing at least three people and injuring a dozen others. Severe weather also affected Nebraska, Illinois, and other regions, with tornadoes, high winds, and hail causing widespread damage.
An extreme hailstorm hit Yuma, Colorado on Monday, May 20, 2024, causing massive damage to homes and cars. Hail accumulation was so thick that some cars ended up stuck in hail drifts.
A new seismic swarm started at Campi Flegrei area, Italy at 17:51 UTC on May 20, 2024. Local Earthquake monitoring network has detected around 150 quakes within the next couple of hours, with the strongest being M4.4 — now the strongest quake to hit the caldera region since the beginning of the current bradyseismic crisis in 2005. Preventive evacuations have thus far affected 36 families.
Severe thunderstorms swept through the central U.S. on Sunday, May 19, 2024, producing strong winds and heavy rains, baseball-sized hail, and several tornadoes in Colorado, Kansas and Oklahoma.
Parts of northwest India are experiencing severe heatwave conditions on Saturday, May 18, 2024, with the capital New Delhi under a Red alert as very high temperatures strike parts of the country. The India Meteorological Department has issued warnings for several states, anticipating persistent heat wave conditions over the next 5 days.
At least 7 people were killed and about 2.2 million people lost power as intense thunderstorms swept through Texas on May 16, 2024. The storms brought heavy rain, destructive winds, and dangerous flooding to already inundated areas.
The activity level for Indonesia’s Ibu volcano was raised to Level IV — the highest, on May 16, 2024, following a surge in volcanic activity.
A powerful solar flare measuring X8.7 erupted from Active Region 3664 — currently located at the west limb of the Sun — at 16:51 UTC on May 14, 2024. The event started at 16:46 and ended at 17:02 UTC.
