Over 6 tropical cyclones to affect HK in June
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The number of tropical cyclones affecting Hong Kong will be normal to above normal- between six and nine in June or earlier this year, the director of the Hong Kong Observatory Lee Boon-ying said, adding that the annual rainfall this year is forecast to be near normal- between 2,100 mm and 2,700 mm.
On the occasion of World Meteorological Day Wednesday, Lee called for Hong Kong people to prepare for the rainy and typhoon seasons.
Lee said the findings on extreme temperature projections for Hong Kong in the 21st century suggested that there would be a significant increase in hot nights and very hot days, and a significant decrease in cold days.
Lee also announced the launch of several new services on the Internet and electronic social networks, including the revamped PDA version of the Observatory website with friendly displays and richer content, weather warnings and information on the Weibo website for a wider audience, messages about earthquakes of magnitude 6 and above through Twitter, and the ultraviolet (UV) webpage with real-time Ultraviolet-A measurements, together with advice on protection from excessive ultraviolet rays.
The recent severe earthquake and tsunami in Japan attracted worldwide attention. Lee said Hong Kong people were worried about the possible impacts on Hong Kong, including the radiation from the damaged nuclear power plant at Fukushima.
In this connection, the Observatory stepped up its services to better inform the public, including releasing its forecast of the track of air reaching Hong Kong in the three days following the nuclear incident as well as real-time radiation data at the 10 monitoring stations in Hong Kong.
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