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The No 1 typhoon signal is expected to remain in effect throughout Wednesday. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong weather

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.

India

India’s ‘unbearable’ heatwave hits 47 degrees, sparking health emergency alerts

Malaysia

Malaysia faces searing heatwave as temperatures hit high of 37 degrees

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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.

Shaikh Imran shows a photo of his brother Shaikh Latif Sheru, a farmer who committed suicide due to mounting financial loans. Photo: AFP
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.

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.

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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.

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A car lies partially submerged as it wades through a flooded street after heavy rain showers in Mumbai on May 26. Photo: AFP
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.

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.

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.

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Women commute in cycle rickshaws through a flooded street after heavy rains in Guwahati, in India’s Assam state, on Saturday. Photo: AFP
Africa

At least 111 people dead in Nigeria after floods submerge market town

The floods were triggered by torrential rains that lasted several hours.

Floods submerged Mokwa, a market town in Nigeria’s Niger State. The floods were triggered by torrential rains that lasted several hours. Photo: X/RenderNature
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.

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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.

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.

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Scientists warn of an increased frequency of wildfires and other extreme events. File photo: AP
Hong Kong environmental issues

Editorial | 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.

A landslide is cleared by workers on a road leading to Shek O and Big Wave Bay in Hong Kong in September 2023. Photo: AFP
Old Hong Kong

Then & Now | 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?

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.

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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.

People cool off in the Arabian Sea during a heatwave in Karachi, Pakistan, on Saturday. Photo: EPA-EFE
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.

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.

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.

A destroyed home is seen on Saturday after a severe storm in London, Kentucky. Photo: AP
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.

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Scientists found that 133 million years ago winter sea temperatures in the mid-latitudes of the southern hemisphere were 10-15 degrees colder than summer temperatures. Photo: AFP
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.

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.

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.

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A worker holds a handful of clove pods at a spice sorting shop in Ternate, Indonesia. Photo: AFP
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.

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Children play with water in Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, amid scorching summer heat. Rising temperatures in Japan may halt outdoor children’s sports by 2060, experts say. Photo: Kyodo
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.

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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.

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