CUHK and HKBU discover the elevated increases in human-perceived temperature under climate change
Each of the three years from 2014 to 2016 broke the global average air temperature record, and 2017 will also turn out to be one of the hottest years ever. To predict how humans will be affected by climate change,
The Sixth WMO International Workshop on Monsoons (IWM-VI)
The Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability (IEES) of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) was a co-sponsor of the Sixth WMO International Workshop on Monsoons (IWM-VI) from 13 to 17 November 2017 in Singapore. This quadrennial Workshop was
Be Prepared for the Rainy Days
Under the influence of global warming, autumn in Hong Kong may become warmer and warmer. It is possible that the season will eventually be replaced by an extended period of hot weather. The number of tropical cyclones and heavy rainfall
Workshop on Frontiers of Tropical Meteorology cum 11th Meeting of the World Meteorological Organization Working Group on Tropical Meteorology Research
The Workshop on Frontiers of Tropical Meteorology cum 11th Meeting of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Working Group on Tropical Meteorology Research (WGTMR), hosted by the Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability (IEES), was held from 21 to 23 September
The Fallout from Trump’s Paris Accord Withdrawal CUHK experts discuss its ramifications
When Prof. Gabriel Lau, AXA Professor of Geography and Resource Management at CUHK, heard about the US would withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change, his first concern falls on the possible impacts on the morale of the climate
The Science behind Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise and Storm Surges
Extreme weather events, like typhoons and torrential rainfall, can bring hazards such as landslides, tree failure, flooding and storm surges. As a coastal city with underground utilities, e.g., the MTR, Hong Kong is particularly concerned about surges and flooding, which