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El Nino may intensify typhoons hitting Hong Kong, Observatory warns

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The Hong Kong Observatory has warned that the developing El Nino phenomenon, combined with global warming, could intensify tropical cyclones this year. This could lead to four to seven predicted typhoons becoming super typhoons. The Observatory also anticipates higher-than-normal temperatures for Hong Kong, with a strong possibility of this year becoming one of the ten warmest on record. AI

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El Nino may intensify typhoons hitting Hong Kong, Observatory warns

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Edith Lin ·

    El Nino may turn coming tropical cyclones into super typhoons: Observatory

    The El Nino weather phenomenon could turn the four to seven tropical cyclones predicted to hit Hong Kong this year into super typhoons, the Observatory has said. The weather forecaster also said on Thursday that the 33.4 degrees Celsius (92.1 Fahrenheit) recorded at its Tsim Sha …

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