https://www.scmp.com/rss/515829/feed Janice Ying En Ho is a postdoctoral fellow (honorary) of the Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and Chinese University of Hong Kong for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (CCOUC). en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Hong Kong’s new heating stress warning system for workers, introduced by the Labour Department last month, is a good start to the city’s management of health emergencies and disaster risks from climate change. This comes as research shows strong associations among temperature, morbidity and mortality in Hong Kong. The warning system uses as the benchmark the Hong Kong Heat Index, which takes into account temperature, humidity, wind speed and sun radiation. But what should be tackled is how to... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3223165/heat-warnings-work-hong-kong-must-have-one-clear-integrated-system?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3223165/heat-warnings-work-hong-kong-must-have-one-clear-integrated-system?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 10 Jun 2023 00:15:13 +0000