Good afternoon. Hong Kong is the latest corner to be afflicted by the climate crisis, with the Chinese city inundated with its heaviest rain since records began in 1884.
Hong Kong reported 158.1mm of rainfall in the space of an hour, causing widespread flooding and disrupting road and rail traffic. The climate crisis also came to the fore in New York, where climate protesters briefly disrupted the US Open women’s semi-final to draw attention to the issue.
