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• Hong Kong’s Iconic Hero Trees Face Ecological Disruption Following Record Warmest Winter in 2026

  Published: Apr 1, 2026

  Section: Environment

  Conservationists in Hong Kong are raising alarms as the city's beloved kapok trees, or hero trees, struggle to shed leaves before blooming due to rising temperatures. The 2026 wint...

• Hong Kong records warmest winter in history as seasonal temperatures climb two degrees above normal

  Published: Mar 6, 2026

  Section: Environment

  The Hong Kong Observatory has confirmed that the period from December 2025 to February 2026 was the warmest winter since records began in 1884. Driven by an unseasonably hot Februa...