Temperature plummets as Cyclone Asani brings intermittent rain to Bangladesh

STORY: Temperature plummets as Cyclone Asani brings intermittent rain to Bangladesh DATELINE: May 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:34 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of locals walking through the heavy rain in Dhaka STORYLINE: Cyclone Asani, which is raging in the Bay of Bengal, on Wednesday brought intermittent light rainfall to parts of Bangladesh including the capital Dhaka. The city's overcast sky and cool winds, however, brought much relief to people from the blistering summer heat that had continued for weeks. Kh Hafizur Rahman, a meteorologist with the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), told Xinhua that they had recorded 29 mm of rainfall in Dhaka in the last 12 hours till 6:00 p.m. Wednesday (1200 GMT). The weatherman said rain and low temperature could continue for the next two days, with temporary gusty or squally wind under the influence of Asani, which is likely to weaken into a cyclonic storm by Wednesday night and into a depression by Thursday. On a h

Weatherman briefs press on raising alert level for volcanic eruptions

Weatherman briefs press on raising alert level for volcanic eruptions

Sadayuki Kitagawa, director of the Japan Meteorological Agency's Volcano Division, briefs reporters in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2015, on raising the level of alert for volcanic eruptions on Mt. Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, from 3 to 4 requiring residents to prepare to evacuate. The JMA said there is a very high chance of a large-scale eruption occurring. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo