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Bangladesh
Child, newlywed among 14 killed by lightning in Bangladesh
Lightning kills hundreds of people every year in Bangladesh, which declared lightning strikes a natural disaster in 2016.
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Natural disasters
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Northern Japan battles large wildfires
23 Apr 2026 - 8:33PM
Hong Kong weather
Hong Kong set for intense thundery showers, gusts in the evening
23 Apr 2026 - 7:03PM
Extreme weather
Searchers find body of 1 of 6 missing crew members after typhoon overturns ship
The crew of the Mariana notified the US Coast Guard on April 15 that the vessel lost its starboard engine during Super Typhoon Sinlaku.
22 Apr 2026 - 6:48PM
Food and agriculture
Asia braces for food shortages as ‘super El Nino’ and Iran war collide
A precarious planting season looms amid suppressed rainfall and soaring fertiliser costs threatening the region’s harvests.
22 Apr 2026 - 5:06PM
India
Saved by water bell? Indian schools hit on novel idea to tackle brutal heatwave
The India Meteorological Department has issued a ‘yellow alert’ for New Delhi, with temperatures expected to rise to a high of 44 degrees.
22 Apr 2026 - 2:14PM
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New Zealand
New Zealand tells Wellington residents to evacuate as rain threat worsens
Wellington had received 77mm of rain in less than an hour, its heaviest rainfall on record.
20 Apr 2026 - 12:26PM
Japan
Japan warned of ‘hellish summer’ as energy fears mount
A prolonged Iran war, combined with an unusually early spell of hot weather, could leave Japan facing power shortages this summer.
18 Apr 2026 - 10:30AM
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Hong Kong weather
Hail seen on Hong Kong’s outlying islands as amber rainstorm warning cancelled
Weather will be cloudy with occasional showers and a few squally thunderstorms.
17 Apr 2026 - 8:49PM
Science
Chinese team shows quantum tech can disrupt AI in a real-world task
Breakthrough system matched or exceeded performance of a classical reservoir network with 10,000 nodes in multi-step weather prediction.
14 Apr 2026 - 3:32PM
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Pacific nations
Super Typhoon Sinlakua bears down on group of remote US islands in Pacific Ocean
Trump has approved emergency help for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, where Sinlakua is expected to make landfall on Tuesday.
14 Apr 2026 - 2:23AM
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Pacific nations
Australia pledges US$1.7 million in aid after Cyclone Maila kills 11 in Pacific
Entire villages were destroyed in the storm, was briefly classified as a Category 5 cyclone.
13 Apr 2026 - 1:26PM
Hong Kong weather
Hong Kong issues amber rainstorm warning amid Ching Ming Festival
Observatory warns of flooding in low-lying and poorly drained areas, and that heavy rain may lead to flash floods.
5 Apr 2026 - 6:33PM
Hong Kong weather
Hong Kong set for thunderstorms and showers on Saturday, Observatory says
Forecaster also expects weather to remain ‘unsettled’ for rest of Easter holiday.
3 Apr 2026 - 5:02PM
Australia
Australia’s Karratha LNG plant closed after cyclone amid fuel shortages
The plant’s co-owner Chevron said it suffered outages at its Gorgon and Wheatstone gas plants, which supply more than five per cent of the world’s liquefied natural gas.
29 Mar 2026 - 8:33PM
Hong Kong weather
Thundery showers in Hong Kong expected in several hours
Observatory says areas of thundery showers now to the west of the Pearl River Delta are ‘edging closer’.
27 Mar 2026 - 5:16PM
Malaysia
Malaysia’s weather is so hot that it can warp a payment card
Rice fields are drying out in the northern region, while heat-related health cases are rising across the country.
25 Mar 2026 - 2:34PM
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Extreme weather
‘Flashing red’: UN alarmed as heat trapped by Earth hits record high
UN chief warns of a state of emergency as 2015–2025 is confirmed as the hottest decade on record.
23 Mar 2026 - 9:42PM
Climate change
Himalayan glacial loss threatens 2 billion as Asia’s ‘water tower’ shrinks
Conflicts, such as the Iran war, are diverting global attention away from the ecological crisis, scientists warn.
21 Mar 2026 - 3:00PM
Japan
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Tokyo’s cherry blossom season kicks off early
This year’s sakura season is 5 days earlier than usual.
20 Mar 2026 - 10:03PM
Extreme weather
Record-breaking heatwave grips western US at tail end of winter
Arizona community hits 43.3 degrees Celsius, the highest March temperature recorded in the US.
20 Mar 2026 - 2:38PM
Japan
Blooming marvellous: Tokyo’s cherry blossom season officially begins
The blooming was five days earlier than the average, possibly due to low rainfall and longer hours of sunshine in winter.
19 Mar 2026 - 5:46PM
Hong Kong weather
Damp days ahead in Hong Kong, with 95% humidity expected in midweek
Observatory says temperatures will reach 26 degrees Celsius in the middle of the week, with moisture from a seasonal coastal mist.
15 Mar 2026 - 4:52PM
Malaysia
A heatwave is coming to Southeast Asia. So is an energy shock
Indonesia and Malaysia are set to feel the worst of an early summer first, compounding an LNG supply crisis triggered by the Iran war.
9 Mar 2026 - 4:22PM
Hong Kong weather
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Wild weather demands preparedness from Hong Kong
The impact of blurring seasonal lines goes beyond wardrobe adjustments; erratic weather demands robust preparedness from policymakers.
8 Mar 2026 - 7:15AM
Science
China team mulls hitting typhoons with an energy beam from space
Scientist Duan Baoyan says the Zhuri project could also act as a ‘space-based power bank’ to charge satellites and other facilities.
3 Mar 2026 - 5:00PM
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Hong Kong weather
Rainy Tuesday expected in Hong Kong, with temperatures dipping to 16 degrees
Cold front forecast to move over inland Guangdong towards coast, but weather in the city will be sunnier later in the week, Observatory says.
2 Mar 2026 - 10:35PM
Hong Kong weather
Gloomy weekend forecast for Hong Kong, with showers from Saturday
Rain expected on Saturday, accompanied by stronger winds from the east due to a broad low-pressure trough, Observatory says.
27 Feb 2026 - 2:25PM
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