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Experts warn of water shortage crisis
03/08/2021 10:22 PM
Techi Reservoir (Photo courtesy of a private contributor)
Taipei, March 8 (CNA) Experts have warned of a looming water shortage crisis in Taiwan amid a months-long dry spell in parts of the country unseen in 56 years because of an absence of tropical storms making landfall on the island last year.
On Monday, Central Weather Bureau (CWB) Director-General Cheng Ming-dean (鄭明典) said a high pressure system blanketing southern Taiwan has created a stable atmosphere, preventing rain from falling in the region, where water shortages are especially severe.
Although there has been plentiful precipitation in northern Taiwan in recent days, it has been of little help to the overall situation, Cheng said.
Monsoon to bring some rain, colder temperatures
SHORTAGES PERSIST: Despite significant rainfall over the weekend, several reservoirs still reported water storage levels below 20 percent capacity, the government said
By Shelley Shan / Staff reporter
A northeast monsoon is to affect the weather in Taiwan today and Friday, the Central Weather Bureau said yesterday, adding that rain brought by the weather would not help ease water shortages in central and southern Taiwan.
Forecasts from the state-run meteorology agency showed that chances of rain would be high today and tomorrow in northern and eastern regions of the nation, as they are on the windward side of the monsoon, with isolated showers in mountainous areas of central and southern regions.
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