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The Labour Department says the revamped system will issue earlier and higher heat stress alerts for workers during extreme temperatures. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong workers/labour rights

Hong Kong lowers heat stress warning system thresholds after calls for revamp

Labour Department says updates include automatically raising alert level when temperatures in multiple parts of the city reach 35 degrees Celsius.

Accidents and disasters in China

Video | Beijing sends rescue teams to China-Nepal border disaster

China food security

China must ‘take all necessary measures’ to secure autumn harvest: Li Qiang

Nepal

Video | Survivors in Nepal recount flash floods

Scores are dead and hundreds are missing after landslides and flash floods swept through villages in the Himalayan region.

Scores are dead and hundreds are missing after landslides and flash floods swept through villages in the Himalayan region
Nepal

Video | Rescuers airlift survivors stranded by Nepal flash floods

Hundreds are suspected dead or missing in the Nepal-China border region after flash floods and landslides devastated nearby towns.

Japan

Japan’s sumo chiefs trim tour dates, demand air con to beat summer heat

Japan sweltered through its hottest summer on record last year and parts of the country have hit 40 degrees in recent days.

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Nepal

Video | Aerial footage over Nepal shows devastation from flash floods

Landslides and flash floods at the China-Nepal border on Wednesday left scores dead and hundreds of others missing.

Landslides and flash floods at the China-Nepal border on Wednesday left scores dead and hundreds of others missing
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Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong cancels rainstorm warnings, afternoon school sessions go ahead

Observatory cancels amber rainstorm warning at 10.15am, about an hour after downgrading it from red.

Hong Kong society

In Focus | As Hong Kong faces more heatwaves, what must be done to improve its resilience?

From supporting vulnerable residents to revamping laws and public spaces, experts say city must adopt comprehensive climate resilience strategy.

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Science

Hottest ocean temperature recorded as ‘super’ El Nino forms

Average surface waters reached 21.1 degrees Celsius, months ahead of when peak global ocean temperatures typically occur.

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A surfer in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego, where global sea surface temperatures have risen. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong weather

Typhoon signal in Hong Kong unlikely in next 2 days but expect unsettled weather

Observatory revises earlier prediction that typhoon signal could be issued on Tuesday or Wednesday, but residents can still expect thunderstorms.

Fair weather over Hong Kong’s Sai Ying Pun waterfront on Monday. Photo: Karma Lo
Indonesia

Video | ‘Superman ’ helps fight Indonesian wildfires

The 17-year-old, who has been dubbed a ‘forest hero’ for his efforts, uses his free time after school to help fight fires.

Britain

Homes crack as London heatwaves trigger record subsidence claims

Five successive heatwaves have led to a surge in structural damage claims in the UK capital this summer.

Indonesia

Indonesia arrests 72 suspected of starting forest fires as haze persists

Investigators are tracing financial records to determine whether companies have financed or ordered the land clearing linked to fire cases.

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Smoke billows on Friday as a wildfire rages through a peatland forest in Bulungan, North Kalimantan, Indonesia. Photo: BNPB/AP
Indonesia

Indonesian teen with ‘Superman’ cape fights haze fires, ‘forest hero’ hailed

The teen has been using his free time after school to help his father douse fires since 2023, as videos of his feats have gone viral.

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Indonesian student Rudiansyah dressed in a Superman costume helps extinguish a forest and land fire at Petuk Katimpun in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan, last week. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong may issue typhoon signal on Tuesday or Wednesday as Narra approaches

Observatory says storm expected to head towards southwestern tip of Guangdong province early next week.

Climate change

Video | Asia’s top climate expert warns of ‘humanitarian disasters’

Professor Ben Horton paints grim picture as climate change destabilises weather patterns, predicting things will only get worse if no action is taken now.

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Panama

Panama Canal to reduce shipping over El Nino-fuelled drought

Further restrictions on the Atlantic-Pacific waterway are likely due to low water levels in artificial lakes that feed the canal.

Cargo ships wait to transit the Panama Canal on the Pacific side, in Panama City in March. The Panama Canal will reduce shipping volumes from next month because of a drought fuelled by the El Nino phenomenon. Photo: AFP
Indonesia

1,500 Indonesian soldiers deployed to fight Borneo wildfires

Fires between January and July burned over 200,000 hectares of land, driven by a powerful El Nino weather pattern causing dry conditions across the country.

China energy security

In Focus | China, the US and EU are taking separate climate paths – but are any dead ends?

As Beijing enacts a state-led approach to climate adaptation, Washington leans on the private sector and Brussels tries to chart a middle way.

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The Philippines

Philippine flood-control scandal resurfaces after latest monsoon deluge

The controversy is again haunting President Marcos as flooded communities see little progress from his promised anti-corruption push.

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A woman rides a small boat to cross floodwaters caused by intense monsoon rains in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on Wednesday. Photo: AP
France

7,300 excess deaths and counting as France battles historically hot summer

The country has endured a record 52 days of heatwaves since mid-June, a new analysis shows.

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A woman splashes water on her face at a public fountain on a hot day in Bordeaux, France, on August 13. Photo: AP
China exports

Shanghai Port sees Christmas shipment delays as twin typhoons create backlog

The extreme weather arrives during a prolonged pre-Christmas peak shipping season for the port.

Hong Kong weather

Letters | Hong Kong mustn’t use the wrong index to gauge outdoor heat stress

Readers discuss how to better assess heat exposure at work, the accessibility of the Wang Fuk Court fire inquiry documents, and the US-Iran war.

Britain

‘Inhumane’: UK’s extreme heat pushes NHS staff, patients to limit

In hospitals built for a cooler climate, staff are dealing with patients too sweaty to receive drips and colleagues collapsing on the job.

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People walk across the parched parklands at Primrose Hill in London on Wednesday. Photo: , EPA
Hong Kong workers/labour rights

Letters | Practical ways to protect workers and projects in very hot weather

Readers discuss balancing worker safety with the realities of major infrastructure programmes, a rehydration solution for outdoor workers, problems to be fixed, and what a social media ban should include.

A construction worker works during extremely hot weather in To Kwa Wan on August 10. To keep outdoor workers safe and productive, measures like phased work schedules and portable cooling stations could help. Photo: Sam Tsang
Indonesia

Thousands in Indonesia await aid after quake kills 68

The aftershock comes two days after a magnitude 7.7 quake shook six regencies on the predominantly Catholic island.

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European Union

Belgium battles worst wildfire on record, EU allies come to aid

Helicopters from the Czech Republic and Swedish water-bombing aircraft were due to arrive under the European Union civil protection mechanism.

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