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Bloomberg
2 days ago
- Climate
- Bloomberg
Hong Kong Shuts Down for Second Time in a Week Due to Heavy Rain
Hong Kong issued its highest rainstorm warning, effectively closing down the city, just over a week after a typhoon downed trees in the financial center. The local observatory hoisted the black rainstorm alert at 9:10 a.m. local time on Tuesday. More than 100 millimeters (3.9 inches) of hourly rainfall was recorded, according to the observatory. Local media reported some underground railway exits were shut due to the rain.
Washington Post
20-07-2025
- Science
- Washington Post
Pope Leo XIV marks 56th anniversary of moon landing with observatory visit, call to Buzz Aldrin
ROME — Pope Leo XIV marked the 56th anniversary of man's arrival on the moon Sunday with a visit to the Vatican astronomical observatory in Castel Gandolfo and a call to astronaut Buzz Aldrin. After praying the Sunday Angelus at his summer retreat in Castel Gandolfo, Leo headed to the astronomical observatory located in the Pontifical Villas, where he took a close look at the telescopes that have supported celestial exploration from a faith-based perspective for decades.
Malay Mail
20-07-2025
- Climate
- Malay Mail
Typhoon Wipha causes travel chaos as hundreds of flights cancelled in Hong Kong
HONG KONG, July 20 — Hong Kong issued its third-highest tropical cyclone warning in the early hours of Sunday as Typhoon Wipha drew nearer, with authorities cancelling classes and grounding hundreds of flights. Wipha was located around 280 kilometres southeast of Hong Kong as of midnight (1600 GMT), according to Hong Kong's weather observatory. The observatory has hoisted the T8 warning signal, meaning that 'winds with mean speeds of 63 kilometres per hour or more are expected'. The storm was expected to keep intensifying, moving across the northern part of the South China Sea and edging closer to the coast of China's Guangdong province. 'There will be frequent heavy squally showers and thunderstorms over the region. Seas will be high with swells,' the observatory added. China's Hainan and Guangdong provinces were also put on high alert, state news agency Xinhua reported Saturday. More than 250 flights servicing Hong Kong had been cancelled as of late Saturday, according to the website of the city's international airport. Hong Kong's Airport Authority asked travellers to prepare for 'significant flight cancellations or delays' and said that no passenger flights are expected to depart the city before Sunday noon. Authorities suspended Sunday's classes at all day schools and daycare centres. Bus services are expected to be halted until midday Sunday. Wipha brought heavy rains and flooding to the Philippines and two people have been reported missing, according to the country's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. — AFP
Yahoo
19-07-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Hong Kong axes flights, classes as Typhoon Wipha nears
Hong Kong issued its third-highest tropical cyclone warning in the early hours of Sunday as Typhoon Wipha drew nearer, with authorities cancelling classes and grounding hundreds of flights. Wipha was located around 280 kilometres (175 miles) southeast of Hong Kong as of midnight (1600 GMT), according to Hong Kong's weather observatory. The observatory has hoisted the T8 warning signal, meaning that "winds with mean speeds of 63 kilometres per hour or more are expected". The storm was expected to keep intensifying, moving across the northern part of the South China Sea and edging closer to the coast of China's Guangdong province. "There will be frequent heavy squally showers and thunderstorms over the region. Seas will be high with swells," the observatory added. China's Hainan and Guangdong provinces were also put on high alert, state news agency Xinhua reported Saturday. More than 250 flights servicing Hong Kong had been cancelled as of late Saturday, according to the website of the city's international airport. Hong Kong's Airport Authority asked travellers to prepare for "significant flight cancellations or delays" and said that no passenger flights are expected to depart the city before Sunday noon. Authorities suspended Sunday's classes at all day schools and daycare centres. Bus services are expected to be halted until midday Sunday. Wipha brought heavy rains and flooding to the Philippines and two people have been reported missing, according to the country's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. twa-hol/sst Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
19-07-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Hong Kong axes flights, classes as Typhoon Wipha nears
Hong Kong issued its third-highest tropical cyclone warning in the early hours of Sunday as Typhoon Wipha drew nearer, with authorities cancelling classes and grounding hundreds of flights. Wipha was located around 280 kilometres (175 miles) southeast of Hong Kong as of midnight (1600 GMT), according to Hong Kong's weather observatory. The observatory has hoisted the T8 warning signal, meaning that "winds with mean speeds of 63 kilometres per hour or more are expected". The storm was expected to keep intensifying, moving across the northern part of the South China Sea and edging closer to the coast of China's Guangdong province. "There will be frequent heavy squally showers and thunderstorms over the region. Seas will be high with swells," the observatory added. China's Hainan and Guangdong provinces were also put on high alert, state news agency Xinhua reported Saturday. More than 250 flights servicing Hong Kong had been cancelled as of late Saturday, according to the website of the city's international airport. Hong Kong's Airport Authority asked travellers to prepare for "significant flight cancellations or delays" and said that no passenger flights are expected to depart the city before Sunday noon. Authorities suspended Sunday's classes at all day schools and daycare centres. Bus services are expected to be halted until midday Sunday. Wipha brought heavy rains and flooding to the Philippines and two people have been reported missing, according to the country's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. twa-hol/sst
