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New all-time record high temperature set in India; 123.8 degrees Fahrenheit (51 degrees Celsius)

Eric Chaney and Chris Dolce
The Weather Channel
Fri, 20 May 2016 16:47 UTC
India's all-time record high set Thursday, May 19, 2016, in Rajasthan state.

India's all-time record high set Thursday, May 19, 2016, in Rajasthan state.
India has set an all-time record high for any calendar day as extreme heat continues to sear northwest parts of that country and adjacent portions of Pakistan.

The high temperature reached 123.8 degrees Fahrenheit (51 degrees Celsius) in Phalodi, India, Thursday. This topped India's previous all-time record high for any calendar day of 123.1 degrees Fahrenheit (50.6 degrees Celsius) set in Pachpadra on May 25, 1886, according to weather records from Maximiliano Herrera.


In neighboring Pakistan, temperatures have risen to "critical" levels this week, the Pakistani Meteorological Department reports.

The high temperatures topped out at 124.7 degrees Fahrenheit (51.5 degrees Celsius) Thursday in the city of Jacobabad.
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Alarm Clock

4.9 earthquake strikes off Oregon coast

Tony Hernandez
OregonLive.com
Fri, 20 May 2016 15:17 UTC
Earthquake off Oregon coast
© USGS
A 4.9 earthquake struck just after midnight west of the Oregon Coast, according to multiple monitors.

The National Tsunami Warning Center reported there was no danger after the 12:01 a.m. Friday quake. The tremor happened about 190 miles west of Bandon and Coos Bay and more than 6 miles deep in the ground, according to the U.S. Geological Survey and the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network.

Last night's quake happened days after a swarm of earthquakes were felt south of Mount Hood and weeks after swarms hit Mount St. Helens.


Comment: Earthquake swarms reported at Mt. Hood, Mt. Rainier and Mt. St. Helen's: Is a major eruption imminent?


Experts have said the most recent swarms are no cause for concern. Hundreds of earthquakes, below 2.0 in magnitude, happen within weekly time periods in the region.

In the last 7 days, almost 200 minor quakes have been registered in Oregon and Washington and off both state's coast, according to the geological survey's website.
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Sun

India records its hottest day ever as temperature hits 51C (123.8F)


The Independent (UK)
Fri, 20 May 2016 10:46 UTC
India heatwave
© Reuters

The heatwave has already killed hundreds and destroyed crops across the country

A city in western India has suffered through the country's highest recorded temperature .

The record - a scorching 51C (123.8F) - was set in the city of Phalodi, in the western state of Rajasthan.

India's meteorological department said the previous high was 50.6C (123 F), reached in 1956 in the city of Alwar, also in Rajasthan.

Authorities have issued a severe heatwave alert for the next two days in the western states of Gujarat and Rajasthan and parts of the central state of Madhya Pradesh. That means the areas can expect temperatures of 47C (116.6F) or more.

The main summer months - April, May and June - are extremely hot across most parts of India before monsoon rains and cooler temperatures arrive.
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Cloud Lightning

Pregnant woman and son killed by lightning bolt in West Khasi Hills, India


The Shillong Times
Thu, 19 May 2016 15:15 UTC
Lightning strike
A pregnant woman, her unborn child and her five year old son died in Mawkohroit locality of Mawliehbah village in West Khasi Hills on Tuesday night after they were struck by lightning.

The deceased have been identified as Ritalis Kharbani (24), a seven month unborn baby in her womb and her five year old son Nestarlan Kharbani.

Eye witnesses informed pressmen on Wednesday that the incident occurred on Tuesday at around 7:45 PM. The victim's husband was yet to return home from his daily labour.

"I was shocked when I heard the lightning strike near my home but I had no idea that the lightning had struck my daughter and my grandson," said a grieving Regina Kharbani, mother of Ritalis Kharbani, while speaking to The Shillong Times on Wednesday.

She added that when she came out of her house, she saw that her daughter's house was engulfed in a huge and roaring inferno.
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Arrow Up

Two volcanoes in Guatemala erupt strongly within 24 hours: Santiaguito Volcano sends ash 4,500 meters above sea level


Strange Sounds
Thu, 19 May 2016 06:23 UTC
Santiaguito volcano in Guatemala
© Foto Prensa Libre/Carlos Ventura
Guatemala volcanoes are currently recording strong eruptions one after the other. After Volcan de Fuego, yesterday, the Santa Maria volcano sent a thick column of ash 4,500 meters above sea level.

Two volcanoes in Guatemala erupted strongly within 24 hours. Yesterday, the Volcano of Fire covered the area with ash in a loud detonation.


Comment: Guatemala's Volcan de Fuego erupts, prompting evacuations


Today, the Santiaguito Volcano erupted violently at 9:32 am local time.

The volcano has remained in constant activity within last month and is expected to continue in the coming days.

The National Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology (Insivumeh) reported that the strongest explosion occurred at 9.34 am.

The resulting thick column of ash rose 4,500 meters above sea level and has already moved 25 kilometers south and southwest.

Ashfall has been reported in farms and different villages around the volcano.

Reportan fuerte explosión del Volcán Santiaguito

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Attention

Signs and Portents: Lamb born with facial deformities in Kazakhstan


Daily Express
Thu, 19 May 2016 19:17 UTC
The strange mutant animal was born on a farm in the town of Chilik, Kazakhstan
© CEN
The strange mutant animal was born on a farm in the town of Chilik, Kazakhstan
According to local media, the strange mutant animal was born on a farm in the town of Chilik, in the southern Kazakhstan region of Almaty.

The images show one of the breeders holding up the baby lamb, which has no nose to speak of and is blind, with a protruding jaw and a strange trunk poking from its head.

The farmer holds its face up to the camera.

The poor animal sticks out its tongue and makes squeaky snoring sounds as it breaths with obvious difficulty, causing the man holding it to laugh.

It died just a few hours after being born.

The video has been seen and shared widely by social media users, some who have voiced concerns about the increasing cases of mutant farm animals being born.
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Wolf

Dog runs amok and attacks 11 children in Blyth, United Kingdom

Nadia Khomami
The Guardian
Thu, 19 May 2016 18:40 UTC
Dog attack
Police are trying to trace the owner of a Staffordshire bull terrier that attacked more than a dozen children at a park in Northumberland.

The incident took place in Burns Avenue, Blyth, at 6.30pm on Wednesday. Nine children were treated in hospital for bite injuries. None are thought to have been seriously injured.

Sheryl Allison, whose daughter was in the park at the time, told ChronicleLive: "The dog attacked about 14 kids, it was like a terrorist attack. There were injured kids lying all over the place, it was a war zone.

"Eventually a dad of one of the girls saw what was happening and sprinted into the park and jumped on the dog, he pinned it down until the police arrived. The whole street has been traumatised by this, nothing like this has ever happened before."
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Cloud Lightning

Lightning strikes kill 3 and injure 4 in Cambodia

Pav Suy
Khmer Times
Wed, 18 May 2016 18:30 UTC
Lightning strike
Three separate lightning strikes killed three people in Pursat and Siem Reap provinces yesterday afternoon, as well as one dog and one chicken, according to police.

Four others were injured in the strikes, which took place in Bakan and Kravanh districts.

A Bakan district police officer who requested anonymity said a 66-year-old man named Seung was killed by a lightning strike in a stable in Talo commune's Praha village.

"The lightning struck a man while he was in a cow stable. We could not bring him to the hospital because he was killed instantly by the lightning," the officer said.

Elsewhere, deputy police Lorng Channa reported a deadly lightning strike in Kravanh district.
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Cloud Lightning

Lightning bolt kills 2 and injures 5 in the Philippines

Carla P. Gomez
Inquirer
Thu, 19 May 2016 18:20 UTC
Lightning strike
Two sugarcane farm laborers were killed while five others were hurt after they were hit by lightning at Hacienda Porter, Barangay Bonifacio, Cadiz City, in Negros Occidental, past 10 a.m. on Thursday.

According to Cadiz City Vice Mayor Samson Mirhan, the farm workers were harvesting sugarcane when they noticed thick clouds in the sky.

Thinking that it would rain, the farm workers took shelter inside a hut when lightning struck, killing two persons and wounding five others.

Killed were Willy Montaya Barredo, 38, and Jovie Lubrico Humawan, 27, of nearby Hacienda Elvira also in Barangay Bonifacio.

Injured were Mark Humawan Sopuesca, 17, Cristobal Magbanua, 31, John Ray Silverio, 19, Silverio Valiente Lubrico, 43, and Jeffrey Lubrico, 23. RC
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Fire

Fort McMurray wildfire expands into Saskatchewan; massive blaze now 483,084 hectares in size


CBC.ca
Thu, 19 May 2016 16:12 UTC
Fort McMurray fire has entered Saskatchewan - map
© Canadian Wildland Fire Information System
According to the latest fire perimeter map from the Canadian Wildland Fire Information System, the Fort McMurray fire has entered Saskatchewan at two points.

About 771 hectares have burned in the province so far

The massive forest fire surrounding Fort McMurray, Alta., is now confirmed to have crossed the border into Saskatchewan.

According to Alberta fire information officer Travis Fairweather on Thursday morning, the fire is now estimated to be 483,084 hectares in size and is confirmed to have expanded east of the border.

So far, about 771 hectares have burned in Saskatchewan, he said.

The nearest village, La Loche, Sask., is more than 30 kilometres from the border, but smoke and ash has been a growing concern in the community of 2,600.

The Saskatchewan government will provide an update later this morning.
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