A boy eats ice cream near Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong on July 31, 2017, when the Observatory issued a “very hot” weather warning. This year, Hong Kong experienced its hottest July since records began. Photo: Felix Wong
Opinion
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Eye on Asia
After Yangtze River floods and Hong Kong’s hottest July, East Asia must heed EU insurers’ climate change call
- European insurers have called on the European Union to do more to adapt to climate change
- East Asia, which accounts for a third of global carbon emissions, must also craft pre-disaster strategies
A boy eats ice cream near Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong on July 31, 2017, when the Observatory issued a “very hot” weather warning. This year, Hong Kong experienced its hottest July since records began. Photo: Felix Wong
