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2021/01/07 10:14 (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The apparent temperature could drop to 0 degrees Celsius in New Taipei City tonight (Jan. 7) and -1 in Hsinchu on Friday (Jan. 8) with the arrival of a cold wave. The Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said that as a cold wave plunges south into Taiwan today, northern parts of the country will begin to cool down in the morning, and other areas will become colder in the afternoon. The temperatures are anticipat...

Irrigation to be suspended for some Taoyuan farms Staff writer, with CNA The supply of irrigation water to farmland in some areas in Taoyuan is to be suspended during the spring harvest due to a water shortage, a division of the Central Emergency Operation Center announced on Tuesday. The division, which focuses on measures to tackle shortages, said following a meeting that although the water level at the Shimen Reservoir (石門水庫), which supplies Taoyuan as well as New Taipei City’s Li...

Irrigation in Hsinchu, Miaoli, Taichung stopped for 2021 spring harvest 12/29/2020 07:34 PM CNA file photo Taipei, Dec. 29 (CNA) Water supplies for agricultural irrigation in some regions south of Taoyuan will be ceased due to scarce rainfall since the summer, the Central Emergency Operations Center unit in charge of drought announced on Tuesday. Some 28,000 hectares of arable land, mainly rice paddies, in Hsinchu, Miaoli and Taichung will be affected, Water Resources Agency (WRA) Director-Gene...

Taiwan records seasons lowest temperatures 12/15/2020 09:35 PM CNA photo Dec. 15, 2020 Taipei, Dec. 15 (CNA) A total of 12 meteorology stations across Taiwan have recorded their lowest temperatures of this season as the nation remains under the influence of a seasonal northeasterly weather system, according to Central Weather Bureau (CWB) data released on Tuesday. According to the CWB, among the 12 stations, Tamsui station in New Taipei recorded 14.1 degrees Celsius, while Yilan station in east...