A continental cold air mass hovering over the nation is expected to strengthen today, sending temperatures plunging to lows of 11°C in areas north of Chiayi over the next three days, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said yesterday.
From today to Tuesday, lows of 11°C to 13°C could be expected in those parts of the country, while in the south, lows are expected to range from 15°C to 19°C, the CWA said.
During those three days, as the cold air mass gains strength, temperatures are forecast to reach no higher than 15°C in northern Taiwan, but central and southern areas are likely to see highs of 25°C, it said.
Photo: CNA
Rain is also expected in northern Taiwan during the three days, while sporadic showers are possible in mountainous areas in central and southern parts of the country, it said.
By Wednesday, the cold air mass is to begin to weaken, and daytime temperatures in northern Taiwan are likely to rise to 24°C, before another cold front arrives on Friday, the agency forecast.
In other news, a magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck off Hualien County in eastern Taiwan at 12:37pm yesterday, the CWA said.
There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
The epicenter of the temblor was in the Pacific Ocean off Hualien, 40km south of Hualien County Hall, the agency’s Seismology Center said, adding that its hypocenter was 21.5km deep.
The earthquake’s intensity, which gauges the actual effect of a seismic event, was the highest in Hualien, where it measured 4 on the nation’s 7-tier intensity scale.
The quake also measured an intensity of 3 in Taitung County in southeastern Taiwan and Nantou County in the central part of the country, the CWA said.
An undersea cable to Penghu County has been severed, the Ministry of Digital Affairs said today, with a Chinese-funded ship suspected of being responsible. It comes just a month after a Chinese ship was suspected of severing an undersea cable north of Keelung Harbor. The National Communications and Cyber Security Center received a report at 3:03am today from Chunghwa Telecom that the No. 3 cable from Taiwan to Penghu was severed 14.7km off the coast of Tainan, the Ministry of Digital Affairs said. The Coast Guard Administration (CGA) upon receiving a report from Chunghwa Telecom began to monitor the Togolese-flagged Hong Tai (宏泰)
A cat named Mikan (蜜柑) has brought in revenue of more than NT$10 million (US$305,390) for the Kaohsiung MRT last year. Mikan, born on April 4, 2020, was a stray cat before being adopted by personnel of Kaohsiung MRT’s Ciaotou Sugar Refinery Station. Mikan was named after a Japanese term for mandarin orange due to his color and because he looks like an orange when curled up. He was named “station master” of Ciaotou Sugar Refinery Station in September 2020, and has since become famous. With Kaohsiung MRT’s branding, along with the release of a set of cultural and creative products, station master Mikan
Actor Lee Wei (李威) was released on bail on Monday after being named as a suspect in the death of a woman whose body was found in the meeting place of a Buddhist group in Taipei’s Daan District (大安) last year, prosecutors said. Lee, 44, was released on NT$300,000 (US$9,148) bail, while his wife, surnamed Chien (簡), was released on NT$150,000 bail after both were summoned to give statements regarding the woman’s death. The home of Lee, who has retreated from the entertainment business in the past few years, was also searched by prosecutors and police earlier on Monday. Lee was questioned three
RISING TOURISM: A survey showed that tourist visits increased by 35 percent last year, while newly created attractions contributed almost half of the growth Changhua County’s Lukang Old Street (鹿港老街) and its surrounding historical area clinched first place among Taiwan’s most successful tourist attractions last year, while no location in eastern Taiwan achieved a spot in the top 20 list, the Tourism Administration said. The listing was created by the Tourism Administration’s Forward-looking Tourism Policy Research office. Last year, the Lukang Old Street and its surrounding area had 17.3 million visitors, more than the 16 million visitors for the Wenhua Road Night Market (文化路夜市) in Chiayi City and 14.5 million visitors at Tainan’s Anping (安平) historical area, it said. The Taipei 101 skyscraper and its environs —
RSS