weather here’s not as predictable as back home. it was sunny over the weekend, and *boom* out of a sudden (to me perhaps) a typhoon’s approaching fast. it was yellow alert for wind and blue alert for rain yesterday morning and the levels were escalated to amber for both. shanghai authority has ordered schools (K-12) to stop for one day. perhaps university students can judge for themselves so it’s not in the list. more detailed reports can be found here, here, and more. according to the latest news, Typhoon Wipha “韦帕” has been DOWNGRADED, which is great news! the effect to things is still great as you can read from these:
- “韦帕”未到先扰女足世界杯赛事
- 今早航班可能有大面积延误
- 申城景观灯首次避风关闭
- 本市紧急开会部署防汛防台
- “韦帕”今抵沪风力最高13级
- 全市中小学幼儿园今天停课
- 胡锦涛温家宝指示严防”韦帕”
which are some headlines off 新闻晨报’s web.
this is my first encounter with an typhoon approaching this lifetime, not in the face, but the wind’s surely strong and the rain’s surely heavy. and the temperature takes an obvious dip (esp wif the many hot days prior to this). still have a lesson this afternoon, hope the rain dun come in too soon :O
