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El Niño Could Cost Hong Kong $300 Billion, Study Finds

1/10/2026

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A study by Nanyang Technological University and City University finds El Niño could cost Hong Kong up to US$300 billion.
The research shows residents born during the 1982-83 and 1997-98 El Niño events may lose five to seven months of life expectancy.
The study uses six decades of data from ten high-income Pacific Rim regions and estimates US$2.6 trillion and US$4.7 trillion in economic impacts for the two events.

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A study by Nanyang Technological University and City University finds El Niño could cost Hong Kong up to US$300 billion.
The research shows residents born during the 1982-83 and 1997-98 El Niño events may lose five to seven months of life expectancy.
The study uses six decades of data from ten high-income Pacific Rim regions and estimates US$2.6 trillion and US$4.7 trillion in economic impacts for the two events.