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A snowcapped mountain range emerges over the valley after the rain clouds clear in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
Nepal

Nepal rescuers search for 12 missing workers after Himlung avalanche kills 4

The victims were all at a base camp preparing for foreign climbers to arrive.

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Japan

Japanese fish farm loses 100,000 koi carp in Typhoon Dujuan flood

Accidents and personal safety

3 hikers fall ill on Hong Kong trails as temperatures top 33 degrees

Extreme weather

Powerful storm pummels northeast US with rain and high winds

An unusually strong nor’easter is threatening to bring flooding and road closures to New York, Boston and Philadelphia.

A person takes pictures as waves crash into a seawall on Long Island Sound in Rye, New York, on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
Thailand

Bangkok declares flood disaster across city as thousands flee from homes

Rains have pounded the city since Wednesday, with no respite forecast until late Sunday as waters rise to at least two feet.

Japan

Japan begins clean-up after Typhoon Dujuan kills 4, batters east

Landslide warnings remained in force on Tuesday after the 25th typhoon of the season left thousands without power and ruined holiday plans.

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Vietnam

Torrential rain in Vietnam leaves 3 dead, 16,000 homes flooded

More heavy rain is expected through the weekend, with some areas forecast to receive a deluge of over 100mm.

Local residents commute by boat through a flooded village on the outskirts of Hanoi on Thursday. Photo: VNA / AP
Cars drive along a flooded street in Hanoi on Thursday. Photo: AFP
A woman wades along a flooded sidewalk in Hanoi on Thursday. Photo: AFP
Indonesia

Indonesia’s Prabowo mulls labelling wildfires as ‘ecological terrorism’

Indonesia is battling its most intense wildfires in 11 years, with the hazardous haze also affecting neighbours Singapore and Malaysia.

Food and agriculture

Risk of unrest in Asia as Iran war, El Nino threaten food supplies

Over half of countries at high risk on Verisk Maplecroft’s Food Security Index also sit at the top of its predictive Civil Unrest Index.

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Science

China uses 100,000 home-grown AI chips to build leading weather forecast system

The Sugon 8,000 system can predict weather 10 days in advance, bringing the country closer to its ambitious forecasting goals.

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A visitor views China’s 100,000-card AI supercluster Sugon 8000 during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference on July 20 in Shanghai. Photo: VCG via Getty Images
Hong Kong weather

Opinion | A better heat stress warning system is still no substitute for policy

We need to start discussing when work may need to stop, who should be compensated when it does and how the cost of adaptation can be shared.

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Construction workers feel the heat in To Kwa Wan on August 10. Photo: Sam Tsang
India

Himalayan ‘glacier bankruptcy’ threatens water security for 2 billion in Asia

Glacier mass loss is causing the region to approach ‘peak water’, the point when river flows stop rising and start declining.

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Asean

Up in smoke: why Southeast Asia failed to halt the haze

Asean was going to eliminate transboundary haze by 2020. What happened?

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Extreme weather

August was hottest month ever recorded globally, scientists say

UN warns of ‘spiralling price’ of fossil fuels after Earth’s record-shattering summer temperatures.

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The sunrise on Glastonbury Tor during extreme hot weather in Britain in August. Photo: Reuters
Americas and the Caribbean

New Panama Canal chief says El Nino could force further transit cuts

Daily vessel limit may be lowered to 29 as falling reservoir levels strain key shipping route.

Ships transiting the Panama Canal, as a lack of rainfall linked to El Nino affects the water levels. Photo: Reuters
Japan

Woman found dead in submerged car in Japan amid record rainfall

Authorities warn of landslides after more than 480mm of rain fell on Niijima Island, the largest amount since local records began.

Hong Kong workers/labour rights

Hong Kong open to classifying heatstroke as an occupational disease: labour chief

Commissioner for Labour Sam Hui also says revamped heat warning system would have triggered stronger alerts on two exceptionally hot days in August.

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Climate change

Opinion | Is air conditioning Hong Kong’s only weapon against hotter summers?

In Hong Kong, air conditioning is ubiquitous but conventional models harm the environment. More responsible solutions are needed.

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Asean

Southeast Asia’s extreme heat exposes holes in safety net for outdoor workers

Many Southeast Asian cities lack adequate heat risk assessments, and have weak regulations protecting outdoor workers, a report says.

Hong Kong weather

Higher typhoon warning possible based on Saudel’s course after rare resurgence

T1 signal will remain in force in Hong Kong, but tropical cyclone could change course after rare resurgence, bringing uncertainty.

Nepal

Nepal floods: meet the principal whose quick thinking saved 900 students

More than 4,400 remain missing in Nepal and China after the devastating flash floods, unleashed after a glacial collapse in the Himalayas.

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Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School principal Rajendra Dawadi talks on his mobile phone in Trishuli Valley in Nepal’s Nuwakot district on Monday. Photo: AP
Nepal

Nepal floods: could foreign rescue teams have been brought in earlier?

In the immediate aftermath of the floods, the government refused overseas help, only to reverse its decision days later.

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A rescuer helps a resident through heavy mud following flash floods on Thursday in Trishuli, Nepal. Photo: Getty Images/TNS
United States

Grand Canyon flash flooding leaves 1 dead, around 15 others missing

Search efforts continue as inner-canyon deluge destroys footbridges and cuts off park water supplies.

Indonesia

Orangutan rescued from Borneo fire battles respiratory illness

Indonesia has intensified efforts to contain forest and land fires across six provinces in Borneo and Sumatra.

Nepal

US families hold out hope for relatives lost in Nepal floods

About 90 Americans are among those unaccounted for, according to the US State Department.

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People look at photographs of missing people following flash floods at the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Friday. Photo: EPA
Accidents and disasters in China

Storm travel chaos as Typhoon Saudel makes double landfall in China

US embassy urges American citizens to stay clear of affected coastal and storm zones and track local news for updates.

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Fishing boats dock at Yaojiayu Pier in Fuding, southeast China’s Fujian province on Thursday. Fujian raised its emergency response for typhoon damage prevention to Level II on Thursday afternoon, while keeping a Level IV flood-control emergency response. Photo: Xinhua
Hong Kong environmental issues

Hong Kong lowers heat stress warning system thresholds after calls for revamp

Labour Department says updates include automatically raising alert level when temperatures in multiple parts of the city reach 35 degrees.

Japan

Japan’s sumo chiefs trim tour dates, demand air con to beat summer heat

Japan sweltered through its hottest summer on record last year and parts of the country have hit 40 degrees in recent days.

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