A WEEK after buildings swayed and the seas swelled under the high winds of super typhoon Saola, Hong Kong faced a new disaster: 600 mm of rain in 24 hours, a deluge that flooded roads, triggered landslides and shut down the city for the second time in a week.
Mother Nature couldn’t have made it plainer. With climate change, severe storms are happening more often in Hong Kong, as in most places, and they’re getting worse.
“Increased incidences of heatstroke and other heat related illnesses, damage to infrastructure from rain and flooding, hurricane-force winds, and landslides all contribute to economic damage and costly investments in repair and mitigation of future risks,” he added. The record for hourly rainfall strength has been breaking at a much faster pace since 1990, and locals can expect more to come.
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