https://www.scmp.com/rss/522160/feed The latest news and top stories on the China Meteorological Administration. A prominent Beijing-based national governmental body, the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) is dedicated to providing comprehensive meteorological services including weather forecasting, climate predictions and issuing warnings for hazardous weather. Its main areas of focus include operating an extensive observation network, conducting meteorological research and fostering international cooperation. The CMA is... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The Korea Times The Korea Times For decades, the arrival of summer in South Korea was heralded by the rhythmic hum of cicadas and the predictable onset of monsoon season. But as climate change rewrites the country’s seasonal script, the government is bracing for a new reality. On Wednesday, the Korea Meteorological Administration announced a sweeping overhaul of its national weather warning system, the first major restructuring in nearly two decades. The centrepiece of the plan is the introduction of a top-tier “extreme heat... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3353402/south-korea-adds-extreme-heat-emergency-first-major-alert-update-18-years?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3353402/south-korea-adds-extreme-heat-emergency-first-major-alert-update-18-years?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 May 2026 07:17:20 +0000 Zhang Tong Zhang Tong This year’s El Nino could increase the global demand for fossil fuels and worsen the price rises caused by the Iran crisis, Chinese government scientists have said. The climate phenomenon happens every two to seven years and causes an increase in average global temperatures. A strong El Nino can bring either droughts or torrential rains and flooding, both of which may force hydropower stations to reduce their output or shut down entirely – increasing the need for other power sources, including... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3350622/china-warns-strong-el-nino-year-may-worsen-global-fossil-fuel-crisis?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3350622/china-warns-strong-el-nino-year-may-worsen-global-fossil-fuel-crisis?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:15 +0000 William Zheng William Zheng China’s transport system braced for a massive travel surge on Wednesday as millions of people prepared to return to work at the end of the annual “super golden week” holiday. Transport authorities added hundreds of extra trains and additional temporary electric vehicle charging stations to manage the rush on the final day of the week-long break, which included National Day and the Mid-Autumn Festival. The Ministry of Transport said the total number of journeys during the eight-day break was... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3328213/chinas-golden-week-travel-hit-record-24-billion-trips-rail-ev-traffic-surges?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3328213/chinas-golden-week-travel-hit-record-24-billion-trips-rail-ev-traffic-surges?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Oct 2025 07:46:27 +0000 Alcott Wei Alcott Wei The southern Chinese city of Sanya suspended all flights and neighbouring Haikou closed its port as Hainan Island braced for the arrival of Typhoon Bualoi on Sunday. Bualoi, coming close on the heels of Super Typhoon Ragasa, was expected to skim the island and make landfall in Vietnam later in the day. By 10am, the typhoon’s centre was about 160km (99 miles) from Sanya and most of Hainan Island was within the typhoon’s seventh-level wind zone of 50-61km/h (31-38mph), according to the China... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3327132/chinas-hainan-island-braces-typhoon-sanya-suspends-flights-and-haikou-closes-port?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3327132/chinas-hainan-island-braces-typhoon-sanya-suspends-flights-and-haikou-closes-port?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 28 Sep 2025 06:00:14 +0000 Alcott Wei Alcott Wei Workers in Guangdong province in southern China were still trying to restore communication networks and transport to several islands on Friday after the area was battered by Super Typhoon Ragasa. Ragasa made landfall in Yangjiang, western Guangdong, about 5pm on Wednesday, bringing torrential rain and strong winds that caused flooding and transport disruptions across cities in the province. The storm’s record strength delivered sustained wind speeds of up to 265km/h (165 mph) on Monday, making... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3326964/super-typhoon-ragasa-workers-southern-china-move-restore-communications-islands?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3326964/super-typhoon-ragasa-workers-southern-china-move-restore-communications-islands?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 26 Sep 2025 07:46:11 +0000 Phoebe Zhang,He Huifeng Phoebe Zhang,He Huifeng Major cities in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong appeared to have escaped largely intact from Super Typhoon Ragasa with no casualties reported as of Wednesday afternoon. The city of Shenzhen reported wind speeds of around 200km/h (120mph) – higher than 2018’s Super Typhoon Mangkhut – but as the storm moved west across the province later in the day, these slackened to around 145km/h as it made landfall near the city of Yangjiang, where some residents reported that power and water... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3326723/chinas-guangdong-province-appears-escape-worst-damage-super-typhoon-ragasa?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3326723/chinas-guangdong-province-appears-escape-worst-damage-super-typhoon-ragasa?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Sep 2025 12:10:44 +0000 Alice Li,He Huifeng Alice Li,He Huifeng Tech industry worker Zhou Keyi has lived in Shenzhen for three years but had never heard such a roar from a typhoon. “I was woken up by the sound of the wind at around 3am on Wednesday – it felt like it was roaring,” Zhou said on Wednesday as Super Typhoon Ragasa hit southern China, battering the region. “The window next to my bed shook as the storm swept past, which made me feel a little scared.” While no deaths had been reported in the southern tech hub as of Wednesday afternoon, the storm’s... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3326713/it-felt-it-was-roaring-super-typhoon-ragasa-shakes-shenzhen-awake?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3326713/it-felt-it-was-roaring-super-typhoon-ragasa-shakes-shenzhen-awake?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Sep 2025 10:56:09 +0000 Leopold Chen Leopold Chen Super Typhoon Ragasa could be even stronger than previous severe weather systems that hit Hong Kong, with the “king of storms” taking a “worryingly similar” path to Hato and Mangkhut and leaving the city in a “dangerous semicircle”, meteorologists have warned. With a projected path resembling that of the super typhoons Hato, which struck the city in 2017, and Mangkhut in 2018, Ragasa presented a significant threat and could bring even more violent winds to Hong Kong, they noted. Dubbed the “king... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3326574/hong-kong-fall-dangerous-semicircle-king-storms-ragasa-experts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3326574/hong-kong-fall-dangerous-semicircle-king-storms-ragasa-experts?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Sep 2025 10:32:44 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Japan and South Korea sweltered this year through the hottest summers since records began, their weather agencies said on Monday. Temperatures the world over have soared in recent years as climate change creates ever more erratic weather patterns. Japan’s average temperature between June and August “was 2.36 degrees Celsius above the standard value, which marked the hottest summer since records began in 1898”, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The agency did not disclose what the new... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3323930/japan-and-south-korea-endure-hottest-summers-record-climate-shifts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3323930/japan-and-south-korea-endure-hottest-summers-record-climate-shifts?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 01 Sep 2025 09:40:57 +0000 Shi Huang Shi Huang Beijing and surrounding areas may have been engulfed in deadly torrential downpours in the past fortnight but a new study reveals a longer-term drying trend for the country’s major rivers. New research shows that despite many Chinese cities increasingly being hit by extreme rainfall, the volume of water in China’s rivers has fallen over 60 years, particularly in the country’s north. The researchers found that from 1956 to 2016, some 756 – or 72 per cent – of the 1,046 hydrological stations in... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3321243/chinas-water-paradox-rainfall-drenches-big-cities-while-river-run-drops?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3321243/chinas-water-paradox-rainfall-drenches-big-cities-while-river-run-drops?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 Aug 2025 12:00:07 +0000 Zhang Tong Zhang Tong China has unveiled Mazu, an AI-powered weather warning system named after a Chinese sea goddess and designed to help developing nations prepare for natural disasters. Mazu is one of the most revered Chinese deities in Southeast Asia, sometimes conflated with the Virgin Mary. The Multi-hazard Alert Zero-gap and Universal (Mazu) system was purpose-built for global reach, according to China’s national weather service. The initiative, which was unveiled at the World Artificial Intelligence... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3319955/china-says-new-mazu-weather-warning-ai-will-help-developing-nations-prepare-disaster?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3319955/china-says-new-mazu-weather-warning-ai-will-help-developing-nations-prepare-disaster?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Jul 2025 08:00:11 +0000 Mandy Zuo Mandy Zuo Hundreds of thousands of people in southern China have been evacuated and flights and trains cancelled as a result of Typhoon Wipha. The China Meteorological Administration issued an orange typhoon warning, the second highest level in the four-tier system, on Sunday. The typhoon made landfall in Taishan city in Guangdong province just before 6pm on Sunday. Wind speeds of up to 118 km/h (73mph) were recorded near the centre, but the typhoon weakened to a severe tropical storm shortly after... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3318893/typhoon-wipha-forces-evacuation-hundreds-thousands-people-southern-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3318893/typhoon-wipha-forces-evacuation-hundreds-thousands-people-southern-china?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 20 Jul 2025 06:05:01 +0000