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In Hong Kong, I faced typhoons that threatened to take my roof off. In England, storms equally strong have struck, but it is the rain and short, dark days of winter that are hard to endure.
Serious questions have been raised about Hong Kong’s emergency response and preparedness for storm and the extreme flooding that followed.
Despite city being prepared for Super Typhoon Saola, business still paid a heavy price as staff stayed home.
The Observatory has often been under fire for either overstating or underestimating a typhoon’s impact. However, it is best to err on the side of caution.
As city goes on disaster alert for super typhoon, the warning is to be prepared and remain vigilant.
City guidelines on the prevention of heatstroke at work have been widely criticised by various industries as impractical and difficult to follow.
- ‘It’s related to the weather, the virus is less active when it’s warm,’ says David Hui, professor of respiratory medicine at Chinese University
- Temperatures may drop to a low of 12 degrees Celsius on both Lunar New Year’s Eve and Lunar New Year’s Day
President Gabriel Boric said the death toll would continue to rise, adding that it was the country’s deadliest disaster since 2010’s earthquake and tsunami.
A weather-induced power failure stops one train into Wuhan for eight hours, leaving passengers without heating.
Vicky Sharma and his team of volunteers help provide blankets to those who are homeless in the Indian capital, transport people to hospitals - and collect the bodies of the dead.
Observatory warns that despite temperatures rising to 24 degrees on Thursday and Friday, low-pressure trough and approaching northeast monsoon would make the region ‘appreciably cooler’ next week.
Minimum temperature in urban areas forecast to hover around 12 degrees Celsius overnight and a couple of degrees lower in the New Territories.
Braced for the worst, some farmers say cold weather may result in lower yields.
Japan’s Meteorological Agency said as much as 60 centimetres of snow could fall in the Tohoku region through Friday.
City’s temperature will rebound slightly to a minimum of 9 degrees Celsius on Thursday, Hong Kong Observatory adds.
Frost forms on Tai Mo Shan, city’s highest peak, after firefighters appeal to public not to head to hills as icy roads may delay rescue efforts if people get into trouble.
Observatory issues warning at 6am, but says temperatures in urban areas likely to fall overnight from 10 degrees to low of 7 degrees.
Met Office said tornado could hit western parts of UK after research organisation Torro said Ireland, Northern Ireland, parts of Scotland and northern England were ‘tornado watch’ zones.
Observatory says north winds expected to intensify after Sunday and bring temperatures to lows of 10 degrees on Monday and 7 degrees day after.
Mercury on Saturday reaches 18 to 25 degrees, but Observatory says conditions will become ‘appreciably cooler’ on Sunday as runners hit the streets for annual marathon.
The vibrant slopes of the resort town of Gulmarg once filled with skiers and snowboarders from around the globe, now lay barren under a harsh winter sun.
The rainstorm hit northern parts of Rio de Janeiro particularly hard, where people died in a landslide, drownings, and electrocutions.
Lobo Louie from the Education University of Hong Kong says cooler weather is welcome, tells runners to get at least seven hours of quality sleep before event.
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.
Mercury expected to range between 18 and 21 degrees on New Year’s Day before dropping to as low as 15 degrees later in the week on Thursday.
In the last 24 hours, wild weather across Queensland and northern New South Wales has produced torrential rains, hailstones and wind gusts close to 100kph.
Severe weather has lashed parts of southeast Australia since Monday, while thunderstorms have brought down more than 1,000 power lines in parts of Queensland and left 85,000 people without electricity.
Authorities earlier called off operation for hiker missing since Thursday; area has been among city’s coldest in past week, dipping to -1.6 degrees one morning.
Temperatures reach as low as 2.9 degrees Celsius in some parts of New Territories, as rest of city enjoys a few more degrees of warmth.
With scorching heatwaves, Fukushima waste water worries, plastic promises – and a disappearing mackerel – Asia found itself at the sharp end of environmental concerns this year.
Hong Kong Meteorological Society says city will experience ‘more hot and very hot days’, gradually warmer winters as a result of global warming.
Cooler weather expected to last until Tuesday, when temperatures will rise slightly to 14 degrees.
Maximum temperature expected to reach 21 degrees on Tuesday, according to forecaster.
Temperatures drop to 12 degrees Celsius in urban areas, with cool temperatures expected through to Thursday.
Global rice supplies have tightened this year as the El Nino, which typically causes hotter and drier weather in Southeast Asia, reduced output in major producing and consuming countries.
