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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.
Cold front arriving on Tuesday will cause temperatures to drop to as low as 16 degrees Celsius by Wednesday, forecaster says.
Dewi Jaya 2, with at least 35 crew, capsized on Saturday in waters off the remote Selayar Islands in South Sulawesi Province before the 11 were found stranded on two separate atolls after days floating in the sea.
Cool and rainy most days this week with possibility of thunderstorms at times, Observatory predicts.
Tons of mud, rocks and uprooted trees rolled down a mountain late on Friday, reaching a river that burst its banks and tore through villages in West Sumatra.
Advice on how to deal with the climate as humidity levels hit 100 per cent and moisture accumulates.
Hong Kong Observatory says weather humid and warm on Tuesday, with sunny intervals expected during day.
Observatory forecasts minimum temperature of around nine degrees in urban areas, with mercury set to fall a couple of degrees lower in the New Territories.
Chilly conditions expected on Friday and Saturday, forecaster says as it issues cold weather warning.
More than 80 canals have dried up in the Tran Van Thoi district of Ca Mau province, where agricultural production is entirely reliant on rainwater.
Forecasters said temperatures could vary by as much as 12 degrees Celsius over a few days.
The emergency has killed livestock, destroyed properties and forced more than 2,000 people in Victoria state to leave their homes.
Heart-shaped balloon first taken down last Saturday as wind speeds in Central exceeded installation’s maximum limit.
Temperatures could peak at about 26 degrees on Tuesday and Wednesday, weather forecaster says.
A commercial vehicles business in China wanted to test its new trucks, so it drove 80 cubic metres of snow over four days from Heilongjiang to Guangdong province to deliver it to children who had never seen snow.
City authorities asked for cooperation from employers to help workers in the city of some 11 million people avoid the pollution, which is expected to last into Friday.
Hong Kong Observatory says mercury will fall further to a minimum of 11 degrees on Thursday in urban areas and a couple of degrees lower in the New Territories.
‘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.
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.