Hong Kong experienced its third-wettest August on record this year, which saw more than double the typical amount of rainfall, with authorities attributing the conditions to the unusually high number of typhoons that hit the city last month. The government said on Tuesday that the 939.2mm (37 inches) of rainfall recorded last month was more…
Hong Kong experienced its third-wettest August on record this year, which saw more than double the typical amount of rainfall, with authorities attributing the conditions to the unusually high number of typhoons that hit the city last month. The government said on Tuesday that the 939.2mm (37 inches) of rainfall recorded last month was more…
With the rise of social media and generative AI, how much of what we see online is true? In this new series, SCMP Fact-Check, the Post investigates claims circulating online and debunks viral misinformation impacting the daily lives of Hongkongers. As Hong Kong was battered by torrential rain in August, various clips circulated online misleadingly…
The unprecedented five black rainstorms in Hong Kong this year have exposed major weaknesses in the city’s climate defence strategy, with authorities underestimating risks and eroding public confidence, a top climate scientist has warned, as he called for a review of workplace guidelines to better protect workers in extreme weather. The warning on Friday by…
The unprecedented five black rainstorms in Hong Kong this year have exposed major weaknesses in the city’s climate defence strategy, with authorities underestimating risks and eroding public confidence, a top climate scientist has warned, as he called for a review of workplace guidelines to better protect workers in extreme weather. The warning on Friday by…
The Hong Kong government is under mounting pressure to clarify the circumstances that warrant an “extreme conditions” announcement to prevent residents from commuting to work during hazardous weather, a day after record-breaking downpours wreaked havoc across the city. Some lawmakers and labour union leaders called for further clarification on Wednesday after residents expressed confusion as…
Hong Kong should step up efforts to fight mosquitoes after the city recorded its second-longest black rainstorm warning, experts have warned, with data showing the breeding of the pest that can transmit chikungunya fever is “fairly extensive” in 70 per cent of the city’s surveyed areas. A black rainstorm warning lasted 11 hours and 15…
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. Hong Kong’s weather forecaster issued a black rainstorm signal for a second time in six hours on Tuesday as heavy showers drenched…
Thousands of disgruntled Hongkongers caught in heavy rain during their Tuesday morning commute have asked why the city’s weather forecaster did not issue its highest-level warning earlier, although meteorologists have said some deluges are hard to predict. Social media users took to the comments section of the Observatory’s posts to vent their frustration after the…