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Hong Kong T1 signal to remain in force on Thursday morning as Wutip brings rain
Forecaster says temperatures are expected to reach 33 degrees Celsius on Wednesday.
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India
India’s ‘unbearable’ heatwave hits 47 degrees, sparking health emergency alerts
10 Jun 2025 - 9:22PM
Malaysia
Malaysia faces searing heatwave as temperatures hit high of 37 degrees
9 Jun 2025 - 7:27PM
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India
Only thing that grows is debt: how climate change fuels farmer suicides in India
Water shortages and climate change are driving crop failures and debt in India’s agriculture sector, which employs 45 per cent of the population.
9 Jun 2025 - 4:48PM
Hong Kong weather
Hong Kong to issue No 1 typhoon warning signal as early as Tuesday night
Residents have also been warned to brace for very hot weather in coming days, with temperatures expected to hit 34 degrees Celsius.
9 Jun 2025 - 7:56PM
Hong Kong weather
Hong Kong ‘should brace for effects of possible low-pressure area off Philippines’
Southern China can expect hot weather early next week, but conditions are likely to become unstable later, Observatory says.
7 Jun 2025 - 5:21PM
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India
Will India’s monsoon season wash away Modi’s infrastructure plans?
Early monsoons in India are testing its infrastructure resilience, causing damage and highlighting the need for climate-adaptive policies.
7 Jun 2025 - 1:19PM
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Trending in China
China forecasters ask deities for no rain on Children’s Day for kids to play outside
Special notice read by official posing as news anchor on video goes viral, sparks humorous reaction online.
7 Jun 2025 - 9:00AM
Extreme weather
Thousands evacuated in 3 Canada provinces as wildfires rage
Smoke was worsening air quality in Canada and into some US states along the border.
2 Jun 2025 - 2:34PM
India
At least 22 dead as India monsoon rains wreak havoc in northeast
Non-stop rains over the last few days have triggered landslides and flash flooding in areas such as Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.
3 Jun 2025 - 3:52PM
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Africa
At least 111 people dead in Nigeria after floods submerge market town
The floods were triggered by torrential rains that lasted several hours.
30 May 2025 - 10:32PM
Japan
Japan reschedules iconic summer festivals to avoid increasingly extreme heat
Faced with record high temperatures and ageing communities, event organisers are adapting to keep traditions alive.
29 May 2025 - 6:42PM
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Hong Kong weather
Hong Kong Observatory cancels amber rainstorm warning
Forecaster issued a special weather warning of widespread heavy rain, before cancelling alert more than two hours later.
29 May 2025 - 6:57PM
Climate change
Killer heat ahead: new global forecast warns of deadly climate extremes
World is likely to break another annual temperature record in the next five years, scientists predict.
28 May 2025 - 1:54PM
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Hong Kong environmental issues
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Technology can help as Hong Kong’s rainy season poses threat of landslides
City has made advances to guard against dangerous slopes, but with climate change affecting weather patterns, vigilance remains paramount.
28 May 2025 - 11:41AM
Old Hong Kong
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Perils of Hong Kong summer could spell disaster for a winter wardrobe
The city’s cooler months require heavy warmer clothes, but how to care for these often luxury items during gruelling summers?
27 May 2025 - 6:00PM
Australia
What’s in the air? Australian state reels from deluge of dust
New South Wales is grappling with a widespread dust storm days after record flooding that killed five and displaced 50,000 people.
28 May 2025 - 11:14AM
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Pakistan
Extreme weather, heatwave kills at least 14 in Pakistan
Most were killed by collapsing walls and roofs, but at least two people died after being hit by solar panels dislodged by the wind.
26 May 2025 - 7:25AM
Hong Kong weather
Hong Kong set for heavy showers, thunderstorms on Saturday afternoon
Observatory says areas of thundery showers continuing to develop over vicinity of Pearl River Delta under influence of trough of low pressure.
24 May 2025 - 6:39PM
Hong Kong weather
Hong Kong Observatory issues third ‘very hot weather’ warning in 5 days
Forecaster urges residents to take precautions as temperatures exceed 30 degrees Celsius in most places.
21 May 2025 - 5:15PM
Natural disasters
US tornadoes kill more than 20 in Kentucky and Missouri
Severe storms laid waste to local communities and cut off electricity to nearly 200,000 people.
18 May 2025 - 2:12AM
Science
Could dinosaurs walk on massive glaciers? Oyster fossil offers clue
‘Reductions in Arctic and Antarctic ice are expected to continue, potentially leading to completely ice-free polar regions’: paper.
14 May 2025 - 3:16PM
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Hong Kong weather
Temperatures in Hong Kong set to drop to 19 degrees on Mother’s Day
Observatory says cold front over the northern part of southern China is moving southwards gradually.
10 May 2025 - 4:38PM
Hong Kong weather
Hong Kong Observatory cancels amber rainstorm signal on Wednesday afternoon
An amber rainstorm warning means heavy rain exceeding 30mm has fallen or is expected to fall in an hour.
7 May 2025 - 4:29PM
Indonesia
Indonesian clove farmers’ hopes wither as climate change hits hard
Erratic rainfall is affecting yields as flowers can be harvested only in a small window that depends heavily on the weather.
4 May 2025 - 9:00AM
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Japan
Will Japan’s scorching summers put an end to outdoor youth sports?
A study warns that youth sports may become unsafe due to heat unless greenhouse gases are reduced. Japan has seen 100 heat-related child deaths in the past 20 years.
4 May 2025 - 8:00AM
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India
Indians weather the heat with smartwatches and cool roofs
Temperatures in cities like Ahmedabad are nearing the threshold beyond which exposure for more than a few hours can be fatal.
3 May 2025 - 3:08PM
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Hong Kong weather
Hongkongers warned to brace for heavy showers, thunderstorms
But sunny periods expected in next couple of days with hot weather and isolated showers, Observatory says.
28 Apr 2025 - 4:16PM
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