Hong Kong projected to face 4 to 7 typhoons in 2026

Hong Kong will experience between four and seven typhoons from June to October this year, according to the city’s forecaster – a figure that is fewer than half of last year’s record-breaking 14 tropical typhoons. The Hong Kong Observatory said on Monday the city would be hotter than average this year under the influence of the warming El Niño weather phenomenon. Director Chan Pak-wai said the tropical cyclone season in Hong Kong was expected to start in June or later and cease in October or...

By Lo Hoi-ying