Resilient cities - Hong Kong report: extreme heat

Introduction

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The gradual increase in days designated by the HKO to be “very hot” can be observed in the table below.

The recent change in climate in Hong Kong is alarming and measures need to be taken to address this issue.

Number of very hot days by year 7 1996 to present

40

35

30

25

20

15

10

5

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7 Data obtained from HKO at https://www.hko.gov.hk/cis/statistic/vhotday_statistic_e.htm

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