From May to June, 2024, the world has been in the grip of some extreme weather and climate events, like rainstorm, heat wave, and others, which have triggered widespread impacts. Let's look back on some extreme weather events worldwide through the lens of FENGYUN meteorological satellites.

Maximum composite land surface temperature image captured by FENGYUN-3D meteorological satellite from May 21 to 31 shows that the central and western parts of India witnessed the land surface temperature surpassing 50 ° C, with some areas exposed to over 60 ° C. And the land surface temperature in most parts of India has exceeded 30 ° C.

According to media coverage of Bangladeshi, heavy rainfall since June 3 has triggered floods in Sylhet district in northeastern parts of the country, affecting more than 730,000 people. Clear Sky water monitoring of FY-3D showed that about 2,640 square kilometers of Bangladesh was inundated on June.

250 m resolution true color image superimposed by fire point intensity product of FY-3D displayed that on June 18, two fires broke out in Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States. And affected by strong winds, visible smoke over the fire point spread to the northeast, there were obvious fire scars near the fire point, and the wildfire incurred a lot of vegetation destruction.

Source: National Satellite Meteorological Centre (NSMC)

Editor: LIU Shuqiao