カテゴリー: Extreme weather
Windspeed measuring device was destroyed as category four cyclone hit, injuring nearly 200 and creating waves up to seven metres highA category four cyclone has produced one of the strongest wind gusts ever recorded worldwide, and injured almost 200 pe…
As high temperatures hit the poor hardest, climate change may undo years of development gains, says Asia’s first heat officer Set in post-apocalyptic Dhaka, Nuhash Humayun’s Moshari became the first Bangladeshi film to qualify for the Oscars last year….
More than 200mm of rain recorded on Hong Kong’s main island and there is also disruption in ShenzhenHong Kong’s heaviest rain since records began 140 years ago has left two people dead and more than 100 injured, as unusually wet weather caused by typho…
Streets flooded in a south-eastern China city after storms from Typhoon Haikui made landfall on Tuesday. Strong currents of muddy water flowed around vehicles stranded on streets in Yongtai county in the coastal province of Fujian, where several areas …
Haikui swept across Taiwan after making landfall on Sunday, leaving tens of thousands of households without power. The typhoon, the first to directly hit Taiwan in four years, forced thousands of residents to evacuate in the south and east of the islan…
Tens of thousands of homes left without power and more than 7,000 people evacuated after storm makes landfallTyphoon Haikui moved across Taiwan on Sunday, unleashing torrential downpours, accelerating winds and plunging thousands of households into dar…
Typhoon Saola has made landfall in southern China after leaving a trail of destruction in Hong Kong. Thousands of trees were felled and boats sank in the city’s harbour. Nearly 900,000 people had been evacuated in Hong Kong and China while business, tr…
Storm hit overnight as business, transport and schools suspended in Hong Kong and GuangdongTyphoon Saola has made landfall in southern China after nearly 900,000 people were moved to safety and most of Hong Kong and other parts of coastal southern Chi…
China has issued the highest flood warning as Typhoon Saola continued its journey toward the country’s south-eastern coast. The storm has clocked wind speeds of up to 209km/h threatening major urban areas including Hong Kong and Guangdong. Rail and air…
Experts warn that global heating is exacerbating inherent dangers of high altitude mountaineeringAvalanches in the Himalayas are causing an increasing number of deaths and threatening the safety of climbers, research suggests.While high-altitude mounta…
Winds reaching 209km/h recorded as major train lines suspended ahead of typhoon’s expected arrival on FridayChina has issued the highest typhoon warning as Typhoon Saola crawled closer to the south-eastern coastline, threatening Hong Kong and other maj…
Flights cancelled and flood and landslide warnings issued as typhoon approaches area south-west of Tokyo with sustained winds of 150km/hNearly 800 flights have been cancelled and tens of thousands of homes have lost power as a slow-moving typhoon made …
Local officials say crops and agricultural equipment across the country’s north were affected after the area experienced more than a year’s rainfall in a weekChina has warned of crop and animal diseases breaking out as floodwaters retreated from rural …