Tourists play on a beach in the Kenting park in Hengchun town of Pingtung county, Taiwan.[Photo/Xinhua] TAIPEI - Taiwan's meteorological authority said Wednesday the average temperature between December 2018 and February this year was 20.5 degrees Celsius, indicating the warmest winter since records began in 1947. The winter's average temperature was 2.2 degrees Celsius higher than the historical average, the authority said in a statement. About 90 percent of the island's weather stations reported the highest temperature on record during the period, it added. The warmer weather is forecast to continue and less rainfall is expected until May, but rising sea temperatures in the Pacific Ocean triggered by El Nino will be weakened, it said. The rainfall is expected to reach a normal level in May when the island will enter the rainy season, but uncertainties remain, it added. The water level in many reservoirs started to drop due to limited rainfall this past winter and meteorological authorities called on the public to save water. Taiwan's crop production has been hit by the mild winter, with tea-planting areas in central and southern parts of the island also affected. 24 hour silicone wristbandsembossed-wristbandbusiness silicone wristbandscheap silicone wristbands for fundraisingpaw print silicone braceletsevent wristbandsembossed printed wristbandathletic silicone wristbandscheap silicone wristbands canada
China will operate more "Fuxing" bullet trains everyday as a new train diagram will be put into operation beginning April 10.According to China Railway Corp, the national railway operator, China will begin carrying out the new train diagram with adjustments to routes, speeds and train numbers.The diagram shows that eight pairs of "Fuxing" bullet trains traveling at a speed of 350 kilometers per hour will be added to the Beijing - Shanghai railway. The total number of "Fuxing" bullet trains running every day across the country will reach 114.5 pairs, linking 23 municipalities and provincial capitals.The "Fuxing" train, also known as "Rejuvenation", is a new bullet train model mainly developed based on China's railway standards and technologies, and aims to adapt to China's environment and rail transport patterns.The adoption of "Fuxing" trains in June has shortened the Beijing-Shanghai travel time to 4 hours and 24 minutes. After the new diagram is put into operation, the travel time between Beijing and Shanghai will be further reduced to 4 hours and 18 minutes. Travel time between Beijing and Hangzhou, and between Beijing and Hefei will be cut by 36 and 20 minutes respectively, according to China Railway Corp.More express and large cargo freight trains, such as China Railway Express, a freight train between China and Europe, and freight trains to transport coal, will be added, too.The trains are expected to transport an extra of 200 million metric tons of coal thanks to the enhancement of the transport capacity, according to the China Railway Corp.
