Taipei Temperature Hits Year’s High at 37.8 Degrees
The temperature in Taipei set a new high for this year when the mercury hit 37.8 degrees at 12:15 PM Sunday due to a strong high pressure system over the Pacific. The previous record of 37.6 degrees was set on July 9th. In neighboring New Taipei’s Banqiao District and Keelung City, temperature also soared to...Continue reading
Tainan Water Shortage Gets Temporary Respite
The Southern Water Resources Office says the threat of water shortages in the Tainan area has been alleviated Water agency officials say that Nanhua Reservoir, which supplies the city’s main industrial and domestic water, is at 80 million metric ton-capacity at present, which is 83 percent of its total storage amount.ted at least temporarily due...Continue reading
Flooding Reported in Southwestern Taiwan
Heavy rainfall caused flooding in parts of Yunlin, Chiayi, Tainan and Kaohsiung yesterday. The flooding affected train services, and power supplies, and some roads became impassable. The Taiwan Railway Administration says 11 trains out of Chiayi suffered delays due to flooding and low visibility. Some 2 thousand passengers were affected by those delays. The Chiayi City Fire...Continue reading
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