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“Since late July, there have been large-scale and high-intensity high temperatures in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River due to an 1 (normal) strong subtropical high pressure system in the western Pacific,” Chen Tao said. “ 2 (base) on our analysis, the system will continue and high temperatures will persist in those regions for the coming two weeks.”
Chen Lijuan, chief forecaster at the National Climate Center said, high temperatures 3 (stay) in many parts of southern China since June. “While this year’s duration of regional high temperatures is set to break the record and become the 4 (hot) year since 1961,” she said. Shanghai, 5 entered its 41st day of temperatures above 35℃ on Sunday, has experienced six days with high temperatures above 40℃ this summer. The city’s temperature hit 40.9℃ on July 13, 6 (equal) the highest temperature in Shanghai since records began in 1873.
Affected by the high temperatures, some areas in the Sichuan basin and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River have already experienced drought and may continue or get 7 (bad), said Chen Tao. The high temperature weather has a certain unfavorable impact 8 agricultural production in the southern region, and continuous high temperatures are not 9 (benefit) to the 10 (grow) and development of some crops.
