Aptly nicknamed “Bloody Mary,” this was considered to be the worst storm to have hit Hong Kong in the 23 years since the Great Hong Kong Typhoon. The Royal Observatory issued the No. 10 warning signal, though sustained surface winds of 119 kilometres per hour were not observed, as is t...
HONG KONG, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Hong Kong Observatory issued the No. 10 hurricane signal, the top level warning, at 9:40 a.m. on Sunday, as typhoon Mangkhut hit Hong Kong after it has left at least 25 people dead in the Philippines. The top level warning means that winds wi...
The results detail the characteristics of 138 storms from 1884-1951, supplementing information known from the Hong Kong Observatory, as well as on 122 storms from 1827-1883 which many of them are newly documented. Results of time series indicate prominent peaks of activity of tropical cyclones ...
Typhoons have sometimes caused massive damage and loss of life in Hong Kong. Just months after British sovereignty over Hong Kong Island was first declared in 1841, “a violent typhoon flattened all the insubstantial housing and damaged shipping.” (Endacott, A… ...
Typhoon Haiyan was among the strongest storms on record, and devastated a swathe of the Philippines. A storm surge was most damaging; and surges have hit Hong Kong. Forecasters Benefit from Flights into Typhoons As well as computer models and weather station info, the Hong Kong Observatory is...
aThe annual rainy and typhoon season has begun and is expected to last until November. Please be advised that if Black Rainstorm Warning OR Typhoon Signal 8 or above is announced by the Hong Kong Observatory, the Consulate General will be closed. In such a situation, there will be no need...
According to theHong Kong Observatory, the No. 10 hurricane signal – the highest warning level from the agency – will continue to be in effect for a while. This is the first time the No. 10 warning has been issued since Super Typhoon Mangkhut struck Hong Kong in 2018. ...
(AHUs) has been adopted. This predictive control system adopts a Solar Prediction Dashboard to collect and analyse real-time weather data from the Hong Kong Observatory. By combining the historical weather data and real-time operational data from the Mechanical Building Management System (MBMS), ...
This connects to the Hong Kong Observatory and provides all of the information that you need, whether you live here or you're planning a trip here. I'm having trouble getting this to display in English (which is why I only rated it 4 stars instead of 5) but the developer has been ...
The Hong Kong Observatory has been using a parametric storm surge model to forecast the rise of sea level due to the passage of tropical cyclones. This model includes an offset parameter to account for the rise in sea level due to other meteorological factors. By adding the sea level rise ...