Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kapok trees attract large numbers of photographers every spring when their bright red flowers bloom (Yan Zhao) (Yan Zhao/AFP/AFP) ...

HONG KONG (AP) — Typhoon Wipha toppled trees and caused major flight disruptions Sunday in Hong Kong and at some nearby airports in China as it moved west off the southern coast of the country.

Hong Kong's beloved kapok trees are not blooming the way they used to, drawing concern from conservationists who see it as a sign that nature is falling out of sync as the climate warms. Locally known ...