After Last Week’s Typhoon Cost Him a Run, Wrote A New Page Dodges More Weather

Climate change made damage from Super Typhoon Ragasa significantly worse: study

Around a third of the extensive damage the storm caused in southern China was the result of global warming, scientists estimate

After last week’s typhoon cost him a run, Wrote A New Page dodges more weather

Super Typhoon Ragasa cost Wrote A New Page a run at last week’s cancelled Happy Valley meeting and now connections of the in-form galloper are hoping Tropical Storm Matmo stays at bay long enough to ensure Saturday’s Sha Tin meeting goes ahead as planned. Jockey Club officials are hopeful the worst of any weather won’t arrive until after Saturday’s card, meaning Wrote A New Page should be clear to chase a fourth straight success in the card-clos…

Hong Kong sets up 2 temporary sites to handle tree debris in wake of Super Typhoon Ragasa

Hong Kong authorities are ramping up efforts to handle trees felled by Super Typhoon Ragasa, with two temporary sites set up to process the debris. Workers remove a fallen banyan tree in Oi Man Estate in Ho Man Tin on September 25, 2025, a day after Super Typhoon Ragasa barrelled through Hong Kong and caused widespread damage. Photo: James Lee/HKFP. The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) said on Thursday that it had designated two locatio…

Typhoon Ragasa’s destructive power linked to warming seas, climate crisis | Commentary

A new scientific analysis concludes that Super Typhoon Ragasa [Nando], which devastated parts of northern Luzon and eastern Taiwan in late September, as well as striking Hong Kong and Macau, southern China, and Vietnam, bore the fingerprints of human-driven climate change.  Between September 21 and 23, Ragasa underwent rapid intensification to Category 5 strength, unleashing torrential rain, floods, and landslides.  Authorities reported at least…