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OPINION
Karim Raslan

Ceritalah | How long to get over a typhoon? In Philippines, 6 years and counting

Karim Raslan
Ian Brownlee

Opinion | Do we really want an urban Hong Kong devoid of trees?

Ian Brownlee
Wee Kek Koon

Reflections | How typhoons are talked about over time: from folk tales to viral clips

Wee Kek Koon
Tom Holland

Abacus | Hey Carrie Lam, a day off after Mangkhut made economic sense

Tom Holland
David Dodwell

Outside In | Lessons from Typhoon Mangkhut for Trump and the world

David Dodwell
Chandran Nair

Opinion | Typhoon Mangkhut’s message to Hong Kong: rethink reclamation

Chandran Nair
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Weather

The T1 warning is expected to remain in force until 6pm on Friday. Photo: Dickson Lee

Hong Kong

Hong Kong will keep T1 warning until at least 6am on Saturday as Trami nears

Severe Tropical Storm Trami estimated to be about 590km southeast of city as of 4pm.

Hong Kong lowers signal to T3 as Super Typhoon Yagi recedes – as it happened

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Hong Kong T8 signal over Super Typhoon Yagi to remain in force until at least Friday noon

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Hong Kong

Yagi turns into super typhoon; Hong Kong T3 signal in force until noon at least

Yagi is expected to be closest to Hong Kong on Thursday night, Observatory says.

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The weather forecaster may issue a No 3 typhoon signal in the afternoon. Photo: Sam Tsang
The weather forecaster may issue a No 3 typhoon signal in the afternoon. Photo: Sam Tsang

Hong Kong

Hong Kong issues T1 warning as Severe Tropical Storm Yagi moves closer

Electricity firm CLP Power also says it has taken steps to minimise weather risks to overhead cables.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong cancels amber rainstorm warning after 2 hours

Alert ends at 4pm, more than two hours after being issued amid warnings of heavy rain possibly bringing flash floods.

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China

Video | Deadly tornado hits China’s Shandong province, killing 5 and injuring 88

A powerful tornado hit the city of Heze in China’s eastern province of Shandong on Friday, killing at least five people and injuring 88.

A deadly tornado hit China’s Shandong province on July 8, 2024.
A deadly tornado hit China’s Shandong province on July 8, 2024.

World

2023 confirmed as hottest year ever, as world nears critical 1.5 degree limit

Last year was the planet’s hottest on record by a substantial margin, as climate change, and El Nino fuelled record temperatures, exacerbating heatwaves, floods, and wildfires.

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East Asia

Japanese put on clothes with built-in fans, neck coolers as nation swelters

Sales of clothing items with built-in fans and neck coolers are surging in Japan amid the hot and humid summer

World

‘Dire consequences for the planet’ as July was Earth’s hottest month on record

The world’s oceans also set a new temperature record, raising concerns about knock-on effects on the planet’s climate, marine life and coastal communities.

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A man pours cold water onto his head to cool off on a sweltering hot day in Beirut, on July 16. Europea’s climate monitoring organisation made it official: July was Earth’s hottest month on record, by a wide margin. Photo: AP

World

Explainer | From China to the US, how El Nino is helping drive heatwaves, extreme weather

El Nino is a natural phenomenon that contributes to higher temperatures in many parts of the world, and also drives tropical cyclones in the Pacific and boosts rainfall and flood risk in the Americas, and Asia.

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The entire planet has experienced unofficial heat records this month due unusually hot conditions due to climate change and a strong El Nino event. Photo: AP
The entire planet has experienced unofficial heat records this month due unusually hot conditions due to climate change and a strong El Nino event. Photo: AP

World

World swelters to unofficial hottest day ever Monday then gets hotter Tuesday

The daily but preliminary and unofficial heat record comes after months of ‘truly unreal meteorology and climate stats for the year’.

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World

Burning trees in the Amazon melts snow in the Himalayas

Scientists have discovered that when the Amazon warms, so does the Tibetan Plateau, whereas the more it rains in the Amazon, the less it rains in Tibet.

Australasia

Sydney to record wettest year in 164 years; Australia braces for more floods

Australia’s east coast has been gripped by a multi-year rain event due to La Nina. The weather phenomenon typically associated with increased rainfall caused Sydney’s suburbs to flood three times in two years.

Sydney is set to record its wettest year in 164 years as authorities braced for major floods in Australia’s east, with more heavy downpours expected to fall over the next three days. Photo: Reuters/File

South Asia

Flood-hit Pakistan breaches largest freshwater lake to prevent overflow

Manchar Lake, which is used for water storage, had reached dangerous levels and posed a threat to surrounding areas in the southern Sindh province.

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Officials warned on Sunday that more flooding was expected as Lake Manchar in southern Pakistan swelled from monsoon rains that began in mid-June and have killed nearly 1,300 people. Photo: AP
Officials warned on Sunday that more flooding was expected as Lake Manchar in southern Pakistan swelled from monsoon rains that began in mid-June and have killed nearly 1,300 people. Photo: AP

East Asia

China, Japan ground ferries, flights as Super Typhoon Hinnamnor approaches

East China cities halted ferries and classes while Japan cancelled flights as 2022’s strongest storm lashed Taiwan and the Koreas with intense wind and rain.

Banking & Finance

Standard Chartered banks on carbon trading amid muddy second-half outlook

Expectations of a pullback in US interest rate increases and lower currency market volatility are likely to pose challenges for Standard Chartered’s capital markets and trading business in the second half of 2022.

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