The highest three warmest years in Hong Kong’s historical past had been all recorded after 2018. (File)
Hong Kong:
Hong Kong skilled its hottest summer time on document this 12 months, with the town seeing “record-breaking” temperatures, the federal government stated Monday, the newest area to expertise the influence of a warming planet.
Local weather change has fuelled searing temperatures throughout the globe already this 12 months, with India, Japan and Australia final week asserting latest temperature information toppled.
Within the semi-autonomous Chinese language area of Hong Kong, officers declared on Monday that “along with the exceptionally sizzling climate in June and July, Hong Kong skilled the most well liked summer time on document from June to August 2023”.
Town recorded a month-to-month imply temperature of 29.7 levels Celsius (85 levels Fahrenheit) final month, the most well liked August on document, in accordance with the Hong Kong Observatory.
This 12 months additionally noticed the third-hottest July and fourth-hottest June since information started in 1884.
The highest three warmest years in Hong Kong’s historical past had been all recorded after 2018.
August was additionally “a lot drier than regular with a complete rainfall of 140.7 millimetres (5.5 inches),” the Observatory added.
Worldwide, temperature information have tumbled lately, as local weather change makes meteorological situations extra risky.
Early in the summertime, Beijing logged a document 41.1 levels Celsius (105.98 Fahrenheit) temperature on a June day.
Scientists insist that international warming — linked to dependence on fossil fuels — is behind the intensification of heatwaves.
Local weather change has additionally elevated the depth of tropical storms, with extra rain and stronger gusts resulting in flash floods and coastal injury, consultants say.
Hong Kong was hit over the weekend by Tremendous Storm Saola however dodged main injury.
Hong Kong authorities have not too long ago emphasised the necessity to shield staff from warmth stress, however stopped in need of enacting new authorized safeguards.
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