The world is being alerted to the possibility of a severe drought crisis caused by the recent heatwave that has gripped much of Asia and the arrival of El Niño, which can cause intense drought for 2-3 years, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Varawut Silpa-archa has warned.

Before now, scientists did not think it was possible for a stellar black hole to have a mass larger than 20 times that of the sun, an approximation based on their understanding of the way stars evolve and die in the Milky Way.