https://www.scmp.com/rss/507106/feed Jiseok Kim is a climate and energy specialist with Greenpeace East Asia. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Many parts of East Asia have experienced devastating weather this summer. For example, Hong Kong recorded its hottest July since 1884, Taipei experienced its most scorching summer since records began, South Korea saw serious flooding that led to 32,953 cases of property damage and the floods along the Yangtze River led to more than 4,000 deaths and 14 million people being rendered homeless. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change special report on the ocean, sea ice and... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3100420/after-yangtze-river-floods-and-hong-kongs-hottest-july-east-asia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3100420/after-yangtze-river-floods-and-hong-kongs-hottest-july-east-asia?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 06 Sep 2020 09:45:11 +0000