Weather Chit Chat Issue 82 - Focus (September 2021)
New Personalised Weather Website to Enhance Weather Information Services for Ethnic Minorities
A new personalised weather website has been launched. In addition to adopting a responsive web design that updates the appearance of the website and supports user customisation of the layout, the new website can also provide basic weather information in eight ethnic minority languages, to facilitate ethnic minorities’ access to weather information. (More……)
Trial “My Weather Observation” Feature Added to the Observatory’s App
The “MyObservatory” app is enhanced with a trial “My Weather Observation” feature. In addition to reporting specific weather phenomena, users may appreciate weather photos and video clips shared by members of the Community Weather Observation Scheme (CWOS). (More……)
“A Tour of Tropical Cyclones” e-Book for Children
The Chinese version of an e-book titled “A Tour of Tropical Cyclones” has been published, to deepen children’s understanding of tropical cyclones and raise their awareness of disaster preparedness and response through interactive infographics. (More……)
Review of the Total Lunar Eclipse on 26 May
The Hong Kong Observatory, the Hong Kong Space Museum, the Ho Koon Nature Education cum Astronomical Centre (sponsored by Sik Sik Yuen), and Po Leung Kuk Ngan Po Ling College conducted a joint webcast on the total lunar eclipse on 26 May this year. Let’s review the total lunar eclipse on that day! (More……)