Hidden pollution risk means Hong Kong´s typhoon signal No 1 might be scarier than you think
(WorldNews Health)

Storms given the lowest No 1 signal in Hong Kong’s warning system pose a much greater hazard than strong wind or rain in the form of harmful pollutants blown in from the mainland, a study has revealed. Chinese University scientists found that an approaching typhoon could raise the inflow of pollutants by anywhere from 17 to 46 per cent, most of it fuelled by northerly air flows from across the border. The team reached its conclusion after analysing more than 70 typhoons between 2002 and......