On the edge of the tropics
Hong Kong sits just south of the Tropic of Cancer. Tropical insects here already live close to their heat limits, so a few degrees of warming matter more than almost anywhere.
Hong Kong
About 1,100 km² of city, sea and steep green hills, with some 40% of the land set aside as country park. The oldest forests here are small village woods, and they stay the coolest.
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How I got here
Questions I keep coming back to
Papers
When I’m not up in the canopy
Everything on the board can be moved. Rearrange it.
Also interested in
A few of my favourite neighbours
Some of the Hong Kong residents I love most, under one dome. Drag to turn it, tap anything to read its label, or take the tour.
Setting up the dome…