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El Nino could cost Hong Kong US$300 billion and shorten life expectancy: study

2 months ago02 mins

Extreme weather brought about by the El Nino phenomenon could cost Hong Kong as much as US$300 billion over the 21st century, according to a joint study by local and Singapore universities. The study also painted a bleak picture for public health, finding that Hongkongers born during the two strong El Nino events in 1982-83…

Explainer | Is Hong Kong safe from tsunamis after waves from Russian quake caused ‘anomaly’?

Cs news8 months ago03 mins

A tsunami triggered by a powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka peninsula on Wednesday prompted warnings and evacuations in Japan, Hawaii and the US West Coast. The Hong Kong Observatory also told the public on the same day that the tsunami would reach the city in the late afternoon. A “sea-level anomaly…