hailstorm

“On the afternoon of 17 March 1978, the weather took an odd turn in north Delhi… that day dark clouds appeared suddenly and there were squalls of rain. Then followed an even bigger surprise: a hailstorm”. In his book The Great Derangement:Climate Change and the Unthinkable, celebrated author and Jnanpith award winner, Amitav Ghosh writes about an afternoon in Delhi when the capital was hit by a hailstorm. The event took the nation by surprise — glass panes were shattered, unsuspecting people were severely wounded by…

Nearly 100 concertgoers were injured by a hailstorm Wednesday evening before a show by former One Direction member Louis Tomlinson at Red Rocks amphitheater in Colorado. As people waited for the concert to start at the outdoor amphitheater just outside Denver, venue officials warned of oncoming “severe weather” and urged people to seek shelter in their cars, giving an “all clear,” then issuing another warning. Around 9:25 p.m. the show was postponed to a future date. By then, hail the size of golf balls and apples had…

Published By: Paras YadavLast Updated: March 21, 2023, 09:12 ISTImage used for Representation. (Photo: IANS)IndiGo Flight 6E 6594 was hit by a hailstorm during its descent towards the airport in Shamshabad, about 30 km from the cityAn IndiGo flight from Ahmedabad suffered minor damage when it encountered a hailstorm during its descent towards Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad.No one was injured in the incident that occurred on Saturday evening. Photographs of the damage to the aircraft surfaced on…