World weather news, May 2012
- 13th
- Flooding has swept through Tbilisi, the Georgian capital, following heavy rain and snowmelt. At least five people have been killed and dozens injured. Floodwaters from the Mtkvari River, the main river in region, inundated roads, cut power and left behind a great deal of mud.
- 13th
- Two British tourists have died while hiking Gran Canaria as the island was in the grip of a heat wave. At least six others "suffered health problems". The two victims, in their 70s, died in separate incidents Sunday as temperatures soared to at least 40 C. The others that suffered health problems were in their 60s, and were among a party of hikers that included one of the deceased. Weather warnings for the heat, attributed to hot air from Africa, had been issued by Canaries authorities. Data also showed temperatures to at least 37 C, on the Canaries, where high temperatures near 25 C would be more typical.
- 15th
- Lightning struck the new French President's plane while it was on its way to Berlin. According to the Associated Press, there were no injuries, but the plane returned to Paris to be cautious.
- 16th
- The WMO annnounced that yhe 2011-2012 La Niņa has ended. La Niņa conditions in the tropical Pacific transitioned to neutral (neither El Niņo nor La Niņa) conditions in early April 2012. Model forecasts and expert opinion suggest that neutral conditions are likely to continue into the Northern Hemisphere summer (austral winter). For the second half of 2012 a return of La Niņa is unlikely, while neutral or El Niņo conditions are currently considered to have equal chances of occurring.
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