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Hong Kong’s largest electricity provider has rolled out an artificial intelligence-assisted platform to strengthen its ability to detect and respond to threats to the power supply.

South China Morning Post
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The Meteorological Training Centre for Belt and Road Countries marks a significant milestone in enhancing the capabilities of meteorological professionals in the Belt and Road (B&R) regions and promoting future meteorological co-operation and development.

Hong Kong Observatory
Cover and source: Nature communications
Documents and publications

This study reveals a significant disparity between low-income and high-income regions in terms of global compound drought-heatwave occurrence using observations and climate models.

Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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At the forefront of building resilient communities, the Hong Kong Red Cross (Branch of Red Cross Society of China) is leading exciting disaster preparedness and risk reduction initiatives from local to international levels.

Global Disaster Preparedness Center
Cover and source: Global Earthquake Model Foundation
Documents and publications

This seismic risk profile of Hong Kong, produced by the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation summarizes key metrics of seismic risk, allowing stakeholders in risk management to get an overview of the risk in the country.

Global Earthquake Model Foundation (GEM)
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Hong Kong’s climate adaptation plans must take into account the rise of extreme weather events, pay attention to topographically vulnerable areas and the impact of urbanisation, and make natural habitats a part of its solutions.

South China Morning Post
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On the hottest day of the year, three different warnings were in force, having come on at different times – an integrated system would more clearly communicate the risk

South China Morning Post
Documents and publications

This study presents and utilizes an integrated semiempirical methodology to estimate a sea–land transition wind profile inside the TCBL that considers the impacts of climate change.

International Journal of Disaster Risk Science

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