India Meteorological Department said the reading at a station in the suburb of Mungeshpur may have been due to an ‘error’ in the measuring equipment.

A series of powerful storms swept over the central and southern US over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, and left a wide trail of destroyed homes, businesses and power outages.

Temperatures rose above 52 degrees Celsius in Pakistan’s southern province of Sindh, the highest reading of the summer.

Only 1 per cent of large-cap Hong Kong-listed firms in the MSCI AC Asia-Pacific IMI index have set greenhouse gas reduction targets considered ‘fully’ credible, less than the regional average.

Dozens of coastal villages were flooded as embankments were washed away or damaged by storm surges. At least four people died.

Search teams picked through wreckage left by tornado-spawning thunderstorms that swept the US Southern Plains and Ozarks.

Excessive heat is expected in South Texas, where the heat index was forecast to approach 49 degrees Celsius in some spots during the weekend.

The Red Cross estimates the number of injured or dead could be between 100 and 500.

The carrier is adopting a “more cautious approach” to managing turbulence in the wake of what happened on flight SQ321, which was hit by extreme turbulence and forced to divert to Bangkok. One person died and scores were injured.

Twenty people remained in intensive care and a 73-year-old British man died after the Boeing 777, which was flying from London to Singapore, suddenly descended sharply after hitting turbulence on Tuesday.

Farmers in Thailand, who stopped an old custom to attract rainfall because it was cruel to animals, have reintroduced the ritual using toy versions of popular cartoon characters.

Industry experts say the ‘very freak’ turbulence flight SQ321 encountered could have been jet stream, a fast-moving air current caused by large temperature differences.

Peer-reviewed paper recommends tunnelling under three artificial islands in the disputed Spratly chain to ease crowding.

The Post talks to experts about different types of turbulence, how often flights are seriously affected and how passengers can protect themselves from harm.

Unexpected heavy turbulence is not only a threat to passengers and crew, but also to the long-term safety of planes carrying them, according to researchers who say this phenomenon is on the rise.

“We can confirm that there are injuries and one fatality on board the Boeing 777-300ER. There were a total of 211 passengers and 18 crew on board,” the airline said in a Facebook post.

India’s weather bureau warned of “severe heatwave conditions” this week, with the mercury reaching the sizzling peak of 47.4 degrees in Delhi’s Najafgarh suburb on Monday.

Hong Kong Observatory also issues thunderstorm warning at 9.30am that is expected to last until noon.

Dugongs in Koh Libong have been forced to find new feeding grounds where they are vulnerable to threats such as fishing gear and propellers.

Hong Kong Observatory says rainfall likely to reach its heaviest on Monday, but showers will continue throughout coming week.

Observatory says showers will be heavy at times with squally thunderstorms early next week.

Undersecretary for Security Michael Cheuk warns thrill-seeking residents against chasing waves, says police will enforce law when necessary.

A senior official in Thailand’s climate change office thinks a move could be possible, with much of the capital already battling floods during the rainy season.