The Hong Kong weather watchdog said on Thursday that tropical storms anticipated to hit Hong Kong this year are between five to eight and the season of typhoons would commence earlier in June through October or beyond.
Also, the average temperature in 2024 is anticipated to be more than usual as this year may prove to be one of the 10 warmest years on record here.
The director of Hong Kong Observatory said “Extreme weather can become more frequent because of climate change. So Hong Kong citizens are reminded to get prepared for extreme weather, especially pay close attention to the weather forecast and warnings issued by the observatory and get earlier prepared".
The director added that better preparations would be made this year towards extreme weather as the observatory will use technology that can identify all sorts of precipitation and there would be also the replacement of the weather radar at Tai Mo Shan.
It was also promised that the HKO would make greater use of artificial intelligence to provide more timely and accurate forecasts going forward.
香港天文台預測2024年將有五至八場颱風，氣溫較高
香港天氣監管機構週四表示，預計今年將有五到八場熱帶風暴襲擊香港，颱風季節將在六月早些時候開始，一直持續到十月或更長時間。
此外，預計 2024 年的平均氣溫將高於往年，因為今年可能是有史以來 10 個最熱的年份之一。
香港天文台台長表示：「由於氣候變化，極端天氣會變得更加頻繁。 因此，香港市民應做好應對極端天氣的準備，尤其要密切留意天文台發出的天氣預報和警告，及早做好準備。”
台長補充，今年將為應對極端天氣做好更充分的準備，天文台將採用可識別各種降水的技術，並將更換大帽山的天氣雷達。
會議還承諾，天文台將更多地利用人工智慧，以提供更及時、更準確的預報。
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