Hong Kong should prepare for stronger storms and a warmer, wetter winter this year as the current El Nino phenomenon is likely to intensify into a super event, a local green group and a leading meteorologist have said.Typhoons heading for Hong Kong this year were set to grow more powerful, as El Nino raised sea temperatures and provided storms with more moisture and energy, Friends of the Earth (HK) said on Monday.The forecast, which is based on international and local data, came after the Observatory predicted in May that El Nino could turn the four to seven tropical cyclones expected to come within 500km (311 miles) of the city this year into super Typhoons.
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Hong Kong set for stronger storms and wetter winter this year as El Nino intensifies
Hong Kong is bracing for intensified weather conditions this year due to a strengthening El Nino phenomenon, which is predicted to become a "super event." Friends of the Earth (HK), in conjunction with a leading meteorologist, has forecast stronger storms and a warmer, wetter winter for the region. This intensification of El Nino is expected to increase sea temperatures, providing typhoons with more moisture and energy, thus making them more powerful.
Kristen CheungSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-27 · 11:40 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Hong Kong is bracing for intensified weather conditions this year due to a strengthening El Nino phenomenon, which is predicted to become a "super event." Friends of the Earth (HK), in conjunction with a leading meteorologist, has forecast stronger storms and a warmer, wetter winter for the region. This intensification of El Nino is expected to increase sea temperatures, providing typhoons with more moisture and energy, thus making them more powerful. These predictions align with earlier forecasts from the Observatory, which suggested that the expected tropical cyclones near Hong Kong could develop into super typhoons.
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Typhoons heading for Hong Kong this year are set to grow more powerful as El Nino raises sea temperatures and provides storms with more moisture and energy.
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Hong Kong should prepare for stronger storms and a warmer, wetter winter this year due to an intensifying El Nino.
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El Nino is likely to intensify into a super event.
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The Observatory predicted in May that El Nino could turn the four to seven tropical cyclones expected to come within 500km of the city this year into super typhoons.
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