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 another amber signal on Monday and warned that widespread heavy rain might hit the city as areas…
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 two amber rainstorm warnings on Sunday morning and warned local residents of possible flooding as a monsoon…
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 has warned that heavy showers may affect the city on Sunday, a day after it was drenched in…
As Hong Kong braces for a potential No 8 typhoon warning over the weekend, the local forecaster has taken to using artificial intelligence to analyse global weather data over the past four decades to better predict the paths of tropical cyclones. In an exclusive tour of the Hong Kong Observatory’s “war room”, or central forecasting…
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. Rain and thunderstorms continued to affect Hong Kong on Saturday, the forecaster said, adding that the weather was set to improve early…
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. Rain and thunderstorms will continue to affect Hong Kong on Saturday, the city’s forecaster has said, adding that the weather is set…
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 recent severe rainstorms are the result of a monsoon providing rich moisture that amplified the residual impact of storm Danas,…
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 recent severe rainstorms are the result of a monsoon providing rich moisture that amplified the residual impact of storm Danas,…
The recurrence of extreme weather events around the world makes prompt responses and emergency plans a must rather than an option. The Hong Kong government has been repeatedly put to the test in this respect, with the latest heavy rainstorms disrupting school and other activities. The threats may only grow over time, so there needs…