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Associated Press
21-07-2025
- Climate
- Associated Press
Typhoon Special Arrangements for Hong Kong Book Fair, Hong Kong Sports and Leisure Expo and World of Snacks
HONG KONG - July 21, 2025 ( NEWMEDIAWIRE ) - As the Hong Kong Observatory has announced that the Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 will be issued at 12:20am on 20 July, the Hong Kong Book Fair, Hong Kong Sports and Leisure Expo and World of Snacks will close temporarily tomorrow (20 July). After consulting with exhibitors and considering the prevailing circumstances, the following adjustments will be made by the HKTDC for the benefit of visitors and exhibitors: If the Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 is cancelled at or before 4:30pm on 20 July, the fairs will re-open to the public two hours after the signal is cancelled. The opening hours of the fairs will be adjusted as below: 20 July - The Hong Kong Book Fair will be extended and close at 11pm. - The Hong Kong Sports and Leisure Expo and World of Snacks will be extended by one hour and close at 10pm. 21 July - The Hong Kong Book Fair will open earlier at 9am and will be extended and close at 11pm. - The Hong Kong Sports and Leisure Expo and World of Snacks will open earlier at 9am and will be extended and close at 10pm. The fairs, however, will remain closed for the day if the Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 is cancelled after 4:30pm on 20 July. The opening hours of the fairs on 21 July will be adjusted as below: - The Hong Kong Book Fair will open earlier at 9am and will be extended and close at 11pm. - The Hong Kong Sports and Leisure Expo and World of Snacks will open earlier at 9am and will be extended and close at 10pm. The opening hours on 22 July will remain as normal, with all three fairs open from 9am to 5pm. Media enquiries Hong Kong Book Fair, Hong Kong Sports and Leisure Expo and World of Snacks Yuan Tung Financial Relations: Agnes Yiu Tel: (852) 3428 5690 Email: [email protected] Salina Cheng Tel: (852) 3428 2362 Email: [email protected] HKTDC Communications & Public Affairs Department: Snowy Chan Tel: (852) 2584 4525 Email: [email protected] Serena Cheung Tel: (852) 2584 4272 Email: [email protected] Hong Kong Sports and Leisure Expo, World of Snacks HKTDC Communications & Public Affairs Department: Stanley So Tel: (852)2584 4049 Email: [email protected] Jane Cheung Tel: (852) 2584 4137 Email: [email protected] HKTDC Media Room: About HKTDC The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) is a statutory body established in 1966 to promote, assist and develop Hong Kong's trade. With over 50 offices globally, including 13 in Mainland China, the HKTDC promotes Hong Kong as a two-way global investment and business hub. The HKTDC organises international exhibitions, conferences and business missions to create business opportunities for companies, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), in the mainland and international markets. The HKTDC also provides up-to-date market insights and product information via research reports and digital news channels. For more information, please visit:
Bloomberg
21-07-2025
- Climate
- Bloomberg
Vietnam Braces for Storm Wipha After Typhoon Lashes Hong Kong
Northern Vietnam is bracing for Tropical Cyclone Wipha, which may intensify to typhoon-strength before making landfall on Tuesday after tracking over the nation's iconic Ha Long Bay. Wipha is currently near the port city of Beihai in China's Guangxi province, and the US Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Center forecasts the storm will gradually strengthen as it moves across the Gulf of Tonkin. The outer bands of the system are already bringing heavy rainfall to Vietnam's capital of Hanoi.
South China Morning Post
10-07-2025
- Climate
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong set for widespread heavy rain on Thursday and Friday
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP's journalism by subscribing . New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. Hongkongers should brace for widespread heavy rainfall on Thursday and Friday, the city's weather forecaster has said after issuing an amber rainstorm warning. The signal was raised at 8.35am on Thursday, hours after the Hong Kong Observatory issued a higher-level red rainstorm warning at 11.46pm the previous day. 'Widespread heavy rain may affect Hong Kong in a couple of hours. Members of the public should be on the alert,' the forecaster said. An amber rainstorm warning means heavy rain exceeding 30mm has fallen or is expected to fall in an hour. According to the Observatory's forecast, the remnant of Tropical Cyclone Danas will move southwest across eastern Guangdong and might skirt near Guangzhou.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Farmers brace for steep produce price hikes after tropical storm devastates crops: 'It's definitely going to take a toll'
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred flooded Australia's southeastern coast from late February to early March — but the nation is just beginning to understand the full extent of the damage to its farmers. Tropical cyclones are the same type of storm as hurricanes and typhoons, just over the South Pacific or Indian Oceans. Storm Alfred was an official cyclone out at sea, but by the time it hit mainland Australia, it had weakened. Yet its heavy rains and high-speed winds still ended up wreaking havoc over New South Wales and Queensland, two of the country's coastal population centers. Farmland was hit especially hard, with farmers in the area reporting $17 million in damages. Crops were lost across orchards of macadamia nut trees, coffee plantations, soybean fields, and common fruits and vegetables, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. "It's definitely going to take a toll, that's for sure," Marty Walsh, who has five farms in the region, told the outlet. The dairy industry was also set back as power outages forced workers to dump thousands of liters of milk. The only farmers who made it out unscathed seem to be rice growers, since rice demands a ton of water, ABC News explained. While the ex-cyclone didn't hit Australia with its full force, it brought more fury than similar storms have in the past. According to the NGO Climate Council, that's no coincidence. Australia's land and sea temperatures have steadily risen in recent years, and so have its surrounding sea levels. The result is that cyclones are packing more punch while also trending further south toward the nation's most populated states, the NGO noted in a press release. "Many homes and infrastructure in southeast Queensland are not built to withstand cyclones and the destructive winds they bring," the statement said. By mid-March, over 63,000 insurance claims had been filed due to the storm's damage. Meanwhile, economists anticipate that the massive losses across agricultural industries will drive everyday grocery prices up, according to Mongabay. What would you do if natural disasters were threatening your home? Move somewhere else Reinforce my home Nothing This is happening already Click your choice to see results and speak your mind. Devoting resources to prepare for extreme weather like this can be costly, but as the cyclone showed, without efforts to mitigate the effects of the storm and continued action to bring the planet's warming temperatures back into balance, the impacts can be even more expensive. The New South Wales agriculture ministry is reviewing the damage. Its assessment will help roll out financial support for farmers to get back on track after they lost their livelihood. For a storm this size, primary agricultural producers can get a loan up to $130,000 and a transport subsidy of $15,000, per the ABC. The government may not issue bigger "disaster grants" for ex-cyclone Alfred's impact. However, some state officials are pushing for farmers to receive more cash support, citing what was given during similarly severe flooding in 2022. "I think it has to be a bare minimum of $25,000, that's normally where things start," NSW Nationals leader Dugald Saunders told the ABC. "In 2022, we tripled that and went to $75,000." Join our free newsletter for good news and useful tips, and don't miss this cool list of easy ways to help yourself while helping the planet.
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
NHC is updating its cone graphic for the 2025 hurricane season
The National Hurricane Center is introducing a slate of updates ahead of the Atlantic hurricane season kickoff on June 1. Forecasters work to improve their forecasting and warning products every year. The updates for the 2025 hurricane season include a depiction of inland tropical storms and hurricane alerts in effect on its 'cone' graphic, the debut of a national rip current risk map for active tropical storms and earlier warnings for potential storms. Here's a breakdown of the NHC's new changes for hurricane season. The NHC says it will continue using its experimental cone graphic, which is frequently referred to as the cone of uncertainty. The graphic is meant to track the probable path of a tropical cyclone's center. The cone is frequently misunderstood, which is one reason the NHC consistently updates the product. Here are this year's changes. New symbols: The cone of uncertainty legend will now contain symbology for areas where a hurricane watch and tropical storm are in effect at the same time, marked by diagonal pink and blue lines. Narrower cone of uncertainty: The size of the tropical cyclone track forecast error cone will be about 3-5% smaller compared to last year. The cone graphic is meant to inform people about the center of a hurricane's probable track. It doesn't reflect the size of the storm, nor does it indicate the full area of its impact. The cone's size is based on how accurate or inaccurate the NHC's forecasts have been over the past five years. The center of the storm tends to stay within the cone for roughly two out of every three forecasts, according to the NHC. It shouldn't be used to determine your storm risk or whether you should evacuate. Instead, you should use it to determine where the center of the storm is likely to go and to see what watches and warnings are in effect. Starting on May 15, the National Weather Service (NWS) will implement some significant changes to its Potential Tropical Cyclone advisory (PTC) system. Extended forecast window: The National Hurricane Center will be able to issue PTC advisories up to 72 hours before anticipated impacts, which is up from the previous 48-hour window. Relaxed warning criteria: The change eliminates the previous requirement that advisories could only be issued for PTCs that required land-based watches or warnings. Due to an increase in surf and rip current fatalities in the United States, the NHC will provide current risk information from distant hurricanes and provide a national rip current risk map. Rip current risk map: To highlight the risk of dangerous conditions, NHC will provide rip current risk information from local National Weather Service and Weather Force Cast Offices in the form of a map. Current day, next day and a composite showing the highest risk over both days will be available for areas along the East and Gulf coasts of the U.S in one page. This article originally appeared on Pensacola News Journal: National Hurricane Center is updating its 'cone' graphic
