YANGON, March 16 (Bernama) -- Untimely rain and cold wind have hit Myanmar over the last two days, registering an abnormal phenomenon which is occurring at a time when summer season is falling in the country, China's Xinhua news agency reports on Wednesday.
Experts said that Myanmar has experienced rare strong wind attack for a consecutive five years since 2006 and if El Nino exists until the end of May, cyclone will probably occur which needs close monitoring.
Following this phenomenon, the Meteorology and Hydrology Department on Wednesday issued a warning alert, saying Myanmar is slightly affected by some impacts of global change process, present Lanina process in central Pacific Ocean and abnormal weather events over the world.
Meanwhile, strong wind has left a total of 168 houses damaged in two regions of Myanmar -- Yangon and Ayeyawaddy last weekend.
The strong wind, that swept the two regions, destroyed the houses in Kayan, Dagon and Bogale townships respectively.
In summer last year, which fell in the month of March and April, day temperatures in central Myanmar once reached a record high in over four decades, peaking at between 43 and 45 degree Celsius in such regions as Minbu, Magway, Mandalay, Monywa, Chauk and Mingyan as well as in Yangon.
The month April represents the hottest month of Myanmar and this year fears to experience the same as in last year, according to experts.
Of the cyclone that hit Myanmar over the last five years, Nargis in 2008 represented the most destructive one in Myanmar history.
The last cyclone that Myanmar was struck was Giri in October 2010.
-- BERNAMA
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Experts said that Myanmar has experienced rare strong wind attack for a consecutive five years since 2006 and if El Nino exists until the end of May, cyclone will probably occur which needs close monitoring.
Following this phenomenon, the Meteorology and Hydrology Department on Wednesday issued a warning alert, saying Myanmar is slightly affected by some impacts of global change process, present Lanina process in central Pacific Ocean and abnormal weather events over the world.
Meanwhile, strong wind has left a total of 168 houses damaged in two regions of Myanmar -- Yangon and Ayeyawaddy last weekend.
The strong wind, that swept the two regions, destroyed the houses in Kayan, Dagon and Bogale townships respectively.
In summer last year, which fell in the month of March and April, day temperatures in central Myanmar once reached a record high in over four decades, peaking at between 43 and 45 degree Celsius in such regions as Minbu, Magway, Mandalay, Monywa, Chauk and Mingyan as well as in Yangon.
The month April represents the hottest month of Myanmar and this year fears to experience the same as in last year, according to experts.
Of the cyclone that hit Myanmar over the last five years, Nargis in 2008 represented the most destructive one in Myanmar history.
The last cyclone that Myanmar was struck was Giri in October 2010.
-- BERNAMA
http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsworld.php?id=571338
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