Climate change threatens Hong Kong’s luxury cliffside mansions
Hong Kong CNN — Until recently, the upscale homes of the Redhill Peninsula seemed like an oasis for rich Hong Kongers aspiring to a tranquil lifestyle in an otherwise notoriously…
Hong Kong ‘black’ rainstorm: Widespread flash flooding after heaviest rainfall since 1884
Hong Kong CNN — Record-breaking rainfall paralyzed much of Hong Kong on Friday, with flash flooding submerging metro stations and trapping drivers on roads, as authorities suspended schools and urged…
UN chief spotlights worsening rights in Myanmar as journalist jailed for 20 years for cyclone coverage
CNN — Myanmar’s already dire human rights situation is deteriorating and the junta should release all political prisoners, the United Nations’ chief said Wednesday, as a leading local news outlet…
Typhoon Haikui: 44 injured, thousands left without power as storm hits Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan CNN — At least 44 people were injured and tens of thousands of homes were left without power as Typhoon Haikui made its way across Taiwan, authorities said.…
Hong Kong braces for the storm as Typhoon Saola approaches
CNN — Schools closed and flights were canceled as Hong Kong hoisted its third highest storm warning early Friday morning in anticipation of Typhoon Saola, which is expected to brush…
Typhoon Lan hits western Japan, prompts evacuation warnings for 237,000 people
Tokyo, Japan CNN — Evacuation warnings have been issued to more than 237,000 people across 11 prefectures in Japan as Typhoon Lan hit the west of the country on Tuesday,…
Typhoon Khanun: Heaviest rainfall in 140 years drenches Beijing while storm hits Japan’s Okinawa
CNN — Severe flooding in Beijing was caused by the heaviest rainfall in 140 years, according to local meteorologists, and there’s little reprieve for the region as Typhoon Khanun lashes…
Beijing’s heaviest rain in a decade kills at least 11
CNN — Deadly downpours have triggered landslides and floods that swept away cars and destroyed roads in Beijing, as the remnants of Typhoon Doksuri unleashed the heaviest deluge in a…
Typhoon Doksuri and Khanun: Thousands in China flee homes as one soaks Beijing and the second approaches
CNN — Tens of thousands of people fled their homes in Beijing after Typhoon Doksuri, one of the strongest storms in years, dumped torrential rain across China and left at…
Typhoon Doksuri (Egay) lashes China’s Fujian province after leaving 39 dead in the Philippines
Hong Kong CNN — Typhoon Doksuri made landfall in China’s southeastern coast and Taiwan on Friday, state weather agencies said, after the storm battered parts of the Philippines and killed…