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A tour bus drives through heavy snowfall during Storm Bert, along Princes Street in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain, on Saturday. Photo: Reuters

Storm Bert causes power outages, disrupts travel in UK and Ireland

Tens of thousands in Ireland suffered power outages, while some rail lines and roads were closed in Britain due to a ‘multi-hazard event’.

Cop29: developing nations seek trillions, get billions in cash deal

Editorial | Settle Hong Kong slope disputes for the sake of safety

Recap | Lula pushes action at G20, Asia’s rice revolution: 6 climate stories

From super typhoons to dengue outbreaks, climate change is having an impact across the globe. Here are six of our latest stories.

Asia’s rice farmers are striving to tackle the urgent challenges of climate change by transforming rice production into a sustainable and profitable venture. Photo: AFP

‘We don’t have anything to harvest’: storm-hit Philippines faces rice crisis

The onslaught from six storms caused at least US$131 million of crop losses, with rice bearing the brunt of the damage.

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Cool, wet for Hongkongers on Thursday but temperature set to rise in coming days

Mercury dips to 17 degrees Celsius in urban areas on Thursday morning.

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Parts of Hong Kong flood as Severe Tropical Storm Man-yi nears

Observatory says No 1 warning will be in place until 10am on Tuesday, and likelihood of issuing higher signal is ‘relatively low’.

A flooded tunnel in Tai Po. Photo: Handout

Storm Man-yi: Hong Kong Observatory to issue T1 signal as early as 6am on Monday

Forecaster says possibility of higher signal being issued will depend on distance between Man-yi and Pearl River Delta, among other factors.

Super Typhoon Man-Yi weakens as it sweeps through the Philippines

Authorities took no chances before Man-yi hit and ordered the evacuation of tens of thousands of people from their homes.

Super Typhoon Man-yi barrels towards Hong Kong but will weaken as it nears

Forecaster unsure on level of typhoon warning expected as storm moves closer on Monday.

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Hongkongers can expect more rainy conditions next week. Photo: Jonathan Wong

‘Our house will be wrecked’: Philippines prepares for super typhoon onslaught

Around 255,000 people have fled their homes ahead of the super typhoon, the sixth major storm to hit the country in the past month.

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A resident secures the roof of a house in Legazpi City, Albay province, on November 15. Photo: AFP

Recap | Mathematician quits Europe for China, 4-storm phenomenon and more best-read stories

These are some of our most-read stories over the past 24 hours. Find out what people have been reading.

Video | Super Typhoon Usagi makes landfall in Philippines, thousands evacuated

More than 24,000 people are evacuated from their homes in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Usagi makes landfall.

Severe Typhoon Man-yi: Hong Kong Observatory warns of flooding next week

Man-yi expected to enter within 800km of the city between Sunday night and Monday morning.

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The late arrival of typhoons this year could be a result of global warming, according to experts. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Editorial | Winners and losers with Hong Kong’s wind of change

While Hong Kong stock exchange for the first time traded normally through a typhoon No 8, the city’s popular horse racing took a hit.

Commuters line up at the Hung Hom Cross-Harbour Tunnel Toll Plaza, amid warnings of the onset of Tropical Storm Toraji. Photo: May Tsec

Explainer | Why is Hong Kong getting typhoons in November and are more coming late in year?

Toraji is one of four storms to emerge simultaneously in November for the first time since records began in 1961.

Hong Kong braces for another typhoon next week, after 11-hour T8 warning

Observatory lowers typhoon warning signal to No 1 at 10.20pm, with weather on Friday set to be ‘mainly cloudy with a few showers’.

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Recap | Zhuhai car attack, Trump taps billionaires for China diplomacy and more top stories

These are some of our most-read stories over the past 24 hours. Find out what people have been reading.

A man lights a candle near flowers placed outside a Zhuhai sports centre on Tuesday where a car driver deliberately rammed into people exercising a day earlier. Photo: AP

Tropical Storm Toraji: Hong Kong issues T8 typhoon warning signal

Classes at all morning and whole-day schools will be suspended on Thursday, government says.

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Cop29 host Azerbaijan hits out at West in defence of oil and gas

He singled out the US, the world’s largest historic carbon emitter, and the EU for particular criticism, accusing them of double standards.

Financing for Southeast Asia’s energy transition hangs in balance at Cop29

Leaders at ongoing climate summit need to signal a renewed push for phasing out fossil fuels and mobilise finances to do so, analysts say.

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The flooded Red River in Hanoi in September, in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi hitting northern Vietnam. Photo: AFP

Fourth typhoon in as many weeks hits Philippines

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Editorial | Hong Kong’s typhoon signals send climate change alert

Two warnings to Hong Kong within four days are one good reason to reflect on global warming and why the world is not doing enough.

Toraji: Hong Kong may raise T3 typhoon signal on Wednesday afternoon

Weather forecaster may upgrade warning signal on Thursday if Severe Tropical Storm Toraji intensifies.

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Philippines to evacuate 2,500 villages ahead of Severe Storm Toraji

Nearly 700,000 people are still sheltering after their homes were destroyed by tropical cyclones Trami, Kong-rey and Yinxing.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Junior during his visit to a village that was hit by a landslide brought by Typhoon Trami in Talisay, Batangas, Philippines, on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE

Firefighters advance on destructive blaze in California, aided by slower winds

Warnings for residents in Ventura County in Southern California have been downgraded.

Smoke rises from the Mountain Fire in Ventura County as seen from a commercial flight. Photo: AP

Hong Kong told to brace for another storm, as T1 typhoon signal cancelled

Severe Tropical Storm Toraji expected to enter within 800km between late Monday and early Tuesday, Observatory says.

Thousands call for Valencia government resignation after floods

Citizens in the region have been frustrated by what they say has been the lacklustre response to the disaster.

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