April 2018 Global Weather and Climate Events

Over 210,000 people displaced by floods in Kenya

Since March , due to continuous large-scale rainfall, floods have occurred in many parts of Kenya. At present, at least 72 people have been killed, 33 injured and more than 210,000 people have been displaced. Image source Xinhua.com.

Storm hits India for 42 deaths

April 11, storm Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, resulting in 42 people were killed and 200 injured. On the evening of the 11th , when the strong winds were strong, the wind speed reached 130 kilometers per hour . The Taj Mahal, which was recognized as India's business card, had a small minaret on each of the two gates. 6 deaths due to landslides in Japan

6 deaths due to landslides in Japan

Local time at 3:00 on April 11 about 50 minutes, Oita Prefecture Tsu Yabakei in a residential area of town mountain landslides, 100 meters wide, about 50 meters high mountain landslide, four buildings have been three Earth and stone buried, causing 6 deaths. Picture source Lianhe Zaobao

Multiple states in the United States encounter spring snowstorms

Local time on April 14, a rare spring snowstorm along the northern plains of the United States, the maximum winds of 97 kilometers per hour, snow depth of 2 to 3 meters, many cars were buried in snow. The blizzard then traversed the Midwestern United States, bringing snow and other weather to Nebraska. The snowstorm caused several traffic corridors including Interstate 80 to be temporarily closed. The picture shows vehicles confined by blizzard on Interstate 80 , and the source is Zhongxin.com.

U.S.Hawaii Island Even Caused by Heavy Rain

Kauai County, Hawaii recent days, due to the heavy rainfall caused floods in some areas also broke out debris flows, according to the US Coast Guard April 15 to provide aerial footage showed the county's Hanalei Bay is an ocean, Houses, farmland, and roads are almost completely swallowed by floods. Photo source China News Network.

Russia Siberia forest fire area doubled day and night

On April 25 , the area of ​​forest fire in Siberia in Russia doubled day and night to 4,200 hectares . The situation in the outer Baikal Territory was the most serious. There were 28 forest fires in the area, and the area burned was 3762 ha . It has now entered a state of emergency. Photo source Russian Satellite News Agency.

Rare storm hits the Pai area causing flooding

April 25, a rare storm almost swept Israel and the Palestinian territories, killing at least 10 people were killed. Among them, in southern Israel, a strong storm caused the water level of a local river to soar and a bus carrying 25 students was swept away by a sudden flood. Picture source CCTV13 .

At least 10 people were injured in sandstorms in Yazd Province, Iran

On April 16th , sandstorms were reported in Yazd Province in central Iran. According to Iranian media reports, at least 10 people were injured by the sandstorm . The weather department of Yazd province stated that the highest wind speed of this dust storm is 102 kilometers per hour . Image source network.

In northwestern China, north China and other places suffered severe freezing damage.

April 3 to 7, a wide range of cold wave affecting our country, leading to Beijing, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, Anhui, Shandong and other 8 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) suffered more severe low-temperature damage, totaling 8.06 million People were affected by the disaster. The area affected by agricultural crops was 851,000 hectares, and direct economic losses exceeded 15 billion yuan. Gansu and Shanxi were hit hardest. Picture source National Climate Center.

This article is reproduced from China Meteorological Network.