Weather Chit Chat Issue 88 - Climate Change (February 2023)
The Weather of 2022
The weather in Hong Kong was warmer than usual during 2022. With an annual mean temperature of 23.9 degrees, it was the sixth warmest years since records began. Many high temperature records were also broken in 2022. Let’s review the weather of this year! (More……)
Projections of Hot Nights, Very Hot Days and Cold Days for Hong Kong
The Observatory utilised climate model data released by the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and contemporary statistical methods to update the projections of hot nights, very hot days and cold days for Hong Kong. (More……)
Latest Developments in Global Climate Change
From the middle of June to the end of August 2022, Pakistan experienced heavy rain over a large area. The rainfall in August was the highest since 1961. Climate change caused by human activities is making extreme weather more frequent. We must work together to reduce carbon emissions and reach carbon neutrality as soon as possible. (More……)