DISASTER● ELEVATED4h ago · Oct 21, 2026, 4:40 AM
Why is Hong Kong so hot in October and will winter be warmer than usual?
South China Morning Post · east asia
Hong Kong’s exceptionally warm October weather is being driven by a combination of a super typhoon, El Nino and global warming, a climate expert has said, warning that higher-than-usual temperatures are likely to persist through the winter. The warning came as autumn temperatures across the city topped 30 degrees Celsius (86 Fahrenheit) over the past few weeks. Professor Amos Tai Pui-kuen, of the earth and environmental sciences department at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, explained on...
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