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Hong Kong environmental issues
Hong Kong’s northern New Territories hit by heavy rain and flooding
Ta Kwu Ling among hardest‑hit areas, while minibus in Sheung Shui stranded in half-metre of floodwater.
21 May 2026 - 12:24AM
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Ancient China elites cooled off with ice, water fans; folks used bamboo pillows
19 May 2026 - 2:10PM
United States
Thousands ordered to evacuate as Southern California wildfire threatens homes
19 May 2026 - 11:37AM
Hong Kong environmental issues
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Improved defences will help Hong Kong weather typhoon season
Having learned lessons from Ragasa, the government has published guidelines, prepared barriers and employed technology from drones to AI.
16 May 2026 - 7:15AM
South Korea
South Korea adds ‘extreme heat emergency’ to first major alert update in decades
Over the past five years, the average number of heatwave days and tropical nights has surged nearly threefold compared to the 1970s.
13 May 2026 - 3:17PM
Climate change
‘Godzilla El Nino’: Southeast Asia warned of punishing climate whiplash
Experts warn the heat could increase the risk of localised flooding, put pressure on drainage systems and threaten agricultural production.
13 May 2026 - 4:10PM
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India
Heat-triggered insurance offers cold cash cushion for India’s outdoor workers
India lost an estimated 247 billion hours of labour to extreme heat in 2024, equivalent to nearly US$194 billion in economic losses.
11 May 2026 - 1:02PM
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Malaysia
Malaysia resorts to cloud seeding to save rice crop from drought
With farmers facing arid brown fields that should be flooded, Malaysia’s prime minister announced cloud-seeding operations to trigger rain.
9 May 2026 - 12:13PM
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Science
Alaska 2025 tsunami was second-highest ever, taller than Empire State Building
Huge 481-metre wave that scoured an Alaskan fjord reached higher than the famed New York skyscraper.
7 May 2026 - 4:27PM
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Indonesia
Bus and oil tanker collide in Indonesia, killing at least 16 people
The bus driver, 13 passengers, the tanker’s driver and assistant all burned to death inside the vehicles.
6 May 2026 - 11:08PM
Malaysia
Malaysia warns of health risks from heatwave, 2 deaths recorded this year
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has ordered cloud-seeding operations to be carried out in the worst-affected states.
5 May 2026 - 3:07PM
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Japan
Avocados push out citrus fruits as Japan warms up from climate change
Global warming is expected to expand areas suitable for ‘sensitive’ avocados in Japan 2.5-fold or more by the middle of the century.
5 May 2026 - 12:50PM
Australia
2 rescue volunteers die as boat capsizes off Australia’s New South Wales
The crew were helping a yacht in distress when their boat rolled over in ‘treacherous’ conditions. A third body was found on shore.
5 May 2026 - 12:45PM
China food security
China’s farmers face dual threats from El Nino and Iran war, analysts say
They warn that country’s fragmented farms are less resilient to natural disasters than bigger, more mechanised operations.
3 May 2026 - 8:00PM
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Hong Kong weather
Hong Kong set for cloudy skies, showers and thunderstorms in coming days
Observatory says showers to ease off over coast of southern China midweek this week when upper-air disturbances depart.
3 May 2026 - 7:36PM
Hong Kong weather
Hong Kong set for thunderstorms on Sunday as cold front approaches city
‘Showers will increase with squally thunderstorms later [on Sunday], and will be heavier in some areas,’ Observatory says.
2 May 2026 - 7:46PM
Hong Kong environmental issues
Watchdog urges Hong Kong Observatory to better explain typhoon warning decisions
Audit Commission says timetable on review of rainstorm warning system should also be set up, amid rise in extreme weather events.
29 Apr 2026 - 6:40PM
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Hong Kong weather
Amber rainstorm warning issued as thunderstorms hit Hong Kong
Forecaster earlier warned that flooding could occur in some low-lying and poorly drained areas.
29 Apr 2026 - 7:39PM
Bangladesh
Child, newlywed among 14 killed by lightning in Bangladesh
Lightning kills hundreds of people every year in Bangladesh, which declared lightning strikes a natural disaster in 2016.
27 Apr 2026 - 3:39PM
Natural disasters
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Northern Japan battles large wildfires
2,500 residents forced to evacuate as wildfires burn for a second day in Japan’s northern Iwate prefecture.
23 Apr 2026 - 8:33PM
Hong Kong weather
Hong Kong set for intense thundery showers, gusts in the evening
Observatory advises any residents outside to seek safe shelter as soon as possible, as ‘intense gusts’ could affect city.
23 Apr 2026 - 7:03PM
Extreme weather
Searchers find body of 1 of 6 missing crew members after typhoon overturns ship
The crew of the Mariana notified the US Coast Guard on April 15 that the vessel lost its starboard engine during Super Typhoon Sinlaku.
22 Apr 2026 - 6:48PM
Food and agriculture
Asia braces for food shortages as ‘super El Nino’ and Iran war collide
A precarious planting season looms amid suppressed rainfall and soaring fertiliser costs threatening the region’s harvests.
22 Apr 2026 - 5:06PM
India
Saved by water bell? Indian schools hit on novel idea to tackle brutal heatwave
The India Meteorological Department has issued a ‘yellow alert’ for New Delhi, with temperatures expected to rise to a high of 44 degrees.
22 Apr 2026 - 2:14PM
New Zealand
New Zealand tells Wellington residents to evacuate as rain threat worsens
Wellington had received 77mm of rain in less than an hour, its heaviest rainfall on record.
20 Apr 2026 - 12:26PM
Japan
Japan warned of ‘hellish summer’ as energy fears mount
A prolonged Iran war, combined with an unusually early spell of hot weather, could leave Japan facing power shortages this summer.
18 Apr 2026 - 10:30AM
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Hong Kong weather
Hail seen on Hong Kong’s outlying islands as amber rainstorm warning cancelled
Weather will be cloudy with occasional showers and a few squally thunderstorms.
17 Apr 2026 - 8:49PM
Science
Chinese team shows quantum tech can disrupt AI in a real-world task
Breakthrough system matched or exceeded performance of a classical reservoir network with 10,000 nodes in multi-step weather prediction.
14 Apr 2026 - 3:32PM
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