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A woman waits to cross a flooded section of New Clear Water Bay Road in Choi Hung on August 5. The Hong Kong Observatory had issued a black rainstorm warning for the second time in six hours. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong environmental issues

Editorial | Hong Kong needs stronger plan for a future of more frequent extreme weather

The fourth black rainstorm warning in eight days brings home the reality that the city must work even harder to prepare for such events.

India

Deadly flash floods from ‘cloudburst’ in India’s Himalayas kill 4, wipe out town

Japan

Asia’s hot streak: Japan and Vietnam swelter in record-breaking heat

Nepal

Deadly floods sever Nepal-China trade, exposing climate risk

The flood’s destruction of a key bridge and container depot halted an estimated US$724 million worth of annual trade with China.

China (left) and Nepal (right) are seen divided after the Friendship Bridge, a key connector over the Bhotekoshi River in Rasuwagadi, was swept away by floods on July 8. Photo: AP
Beauty

How luxury beauty packaging is balancing sustainability and sensory allure

Tactile details matter in the beauty industry – as luxury players from Dior, Hermès and Chanel, to Tom Ford and Byredo understand.

Wellness

Microplastics are building up in our brains, but are we actually in danger?

Study finds a spoon’s worth of plastic in people’s brains but scientists say microplastics’ health effect isn’t yet fully understood.

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Climate change

New study revisits link between air pollution in East Asia and global warming

Scientist Bjorn Samset says discovery that clean-up may contribute to warming shows intricate nature of climate change and dynamics at play.

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In China, pollution levels peaked in 2013 before the nation intensified its “war on pollution” efforts. But the clean-up removed particles that may have protected against surface warming, according to a new study. Photo: AFP
Russia

Russian volcano erupts after 475 years amid magnitude-8.8 quake chaos

The towering plume of ash from the Krasheninnikov volcano, which last erupted in 1550, may disrupt flights, the emergency ministry says.

Australia

Crocs, culture and champagne: how Kakadu became Australia’s answer to the safari

Adventurous travellers are discovering the country’s Top End, offering luxury eco-lodges, wildlife encounters and brushes with Aboriginal culture.

Natural disasters

Rescuers recover body of trapped worker at Chile copper mine

The collapse took place on Thursday at the El Teniente mine 100km south of Santiago, following a ‘seismic event’. 4 miners remain trapped.

Workers walk at the entrance of the Codelco-operated El Teniente copper mine in Chile, where a collapse killed one worker and trapped five others underground. Photo: AP
Indonesia

Volcano explodes in one of Indonesia’s largest eruptions for years

Searing gas clouds and hot rocks travelled up to 5km down Lewotobi Laki Laki’s slopes, with gravel raining down on communities 8km away.

The Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano spewing volcanic materials during an eruption in East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, on Friday. Photo: EPA
Japan

Bear attack fears rise in Japan after woman mauled outside disabled home

Increased bear sightings near residential areas have been blamed on climate change and depopulation.

Japan

Video | Beached whale sighting off Japan day before massive earthquake

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | How Hong Kong can re-emerge as a leader in maritime trade

As the city moves to reclaim land for modern industries, it should also reclaim its leading role in container shipping and logistics.

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Aerial view of the Kwai Tsing Container Port on October 3, 2018. Photo: Roy Issa
Trip Inspiration

On foot with lions and cheetahs in a rewilded corner of South Africa’s Karoo

A century after the springbok vanished, lions and cheetahs now roam the Karoo’s restored wilderness once more.

Tracking a cheetah on foot in the Samara Karoo Reserve. Home to almost 60 indigenous species of mammal, Samara is known for its cheetah sightings. Photo: courtesy Samara Karoo Reserve
Accidents and disasters in China

31 die in Chinese nursing home as Beijing flood death toll rises to 44

Official says facility was not evacuated because it was considered to be in a safe zone.

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Climate change

Study estimates 2,300 died in Europe’s first summer heatwave

Of these deaths, around 1,500 can be linked to global warming, scientists say.

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Japan

Japan stays on alert for tsunami waves day after massive quake

One woman died while trying to move her car to higher ground.

Lifeguards wave tsunami flags to alert beachgoers of possible danger in Shirahama in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Wednesday. Photo: Kyodo
Climate change

Editorial | Climate change makes rainy season weather dangerously harder to predict

As mainland and Hong Kong authorities grapple with the impact of recent heavy downpour, it’s clear no level of preparation is ever too much.

United States

Parents call for warnings after brain-eating amoeba killed their son

Jaysen Carr, 12, died a week after a trip to a North Carolina lake where a water-based amoeba entered his brain through his nose.

Japan

Fukushima debris removal delayed until 2037 or later

This latest setback further jeopardises the 2051 decommissioning goal for the plant, where at least 880 tons of melted nuclear fuel remain.

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Bags containing contaminated debris are covered with soil in Namie, Fukushima prefecture, Japan in 2021. Photo: EPA-EFE
United States

Trump’s environment agency moves to repeal US greenhouse gas rules

Move would end limits on greenhouse gas pollution, hamper future efforts to combat global warming – and cut US$54 billion in costs annually.

The US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) logo at its headquarters in Washington. Photo: Getty Images / AFP
Malaysia

Malaysia, Indonesia unite to protect palm oil industry, migrant workers

Both countries will work to ‘counter negative campaigns against palm oil’ amid efforts to boost growth in face of looming US tariffs.

India

Toddler in India bites cobra to death in bizarre encounter

The two-year-old boy bit the head of the venomous snake and passed out, but survived the experience.

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Antarctica

Antarctica’s krill kill soars to record highs after protection plan sinks

A tentative deal to limit krill fishing fell apart last year after China objected to the persistent Western demands.

A whale swims near the krill trawler Fu Xing Hai on April 2. Photo: Sea Shepherd/AP
Diplomacy

Editorial | Transparency key to easing regional concerns over Tibet mega-dam

With delicate diplomatic handling, this ‘project of the century’ can build goodwill and help South Asia’s water-dependent economies.

The Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon in Nyingchi city, Tibet, China, on March 28, 2021. Photo: AFP
Climate change

Opinion | World Court’s ruling opens the door wider for climate justice

The court’s decision could result in legal action against countries that fail to honour their climate commitments.

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Food and Drinks

As US beekeepers lose over half their colonies, experts fear for the future

Beekeepers lost more of their managed colonies in the past year since 2010 as rising temperatures continue to cause havoc.

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