China News Service, Haikou, May 14 (Yin Haiming, Su Changyuan) Since May, Hainan Island has entered a "high temperature mode."
From May 9th to 14th, the western and northern parts of Hainan Island encountered high-temperature weather on a large scale. The Hainan Meteorological Bureau has issued a high-temperature four-level warning for 6 consecutive days.
On the 14th, 9 cities and counties including Haikou, Ding'an, Tunchang, Dongfang, Changjiang, Lingao, Baisha, Danzhou, and Chengmai issued high-temperature orange warnings.
The four-level high temperature warning issued by the Hainan Meteorological Bureau at 17:20 on the 14th showed that during the day on the 15th, 37°C will also appear in some townships in the 7 cities and counties of Haikou, Lingao, Chengmai, Danzhou, Baisha, Changjiang, and Dongfang. Hot weather above.
In the Hainan Tropical Wildlife Park, animals eat watermelons to relieve heat.
Photo courtesy of Hainan Tropical Wildlife Park
"High temperature on weekends and no holidays, 30℃+temperature '996 working system', are everyone getting used to it?" Haikou Municipal Meteorological Department released weather information on the official Weibo on the 14th, saying that the highest temperature in Haikou will reach 37°C in the next three days , 38°C.
The continuous high temperature has caused the general public to call "Don't dare to go out" and the animals are too hot to bear the heat.
In order to let the animals enjoy the coolness in the hot summer, the staff of Hainan Tropical Wildlife and Botanical Garden have customized scientific and loving heat-relieving programs for all kinds of animals.
In addition to the central air-conditioning that runs all day long throughout the year, the Hainan Tropical Wildlife and Botanical Garden has also prepared an "iced package"-iced cakes for the two national treasures of giant pandas Gong Gong and Shun Shun.
The ice cake is divided into two layers. The base is frozen with watermelon juice and embedded with bamboo shoots, apples and carrots that pandas love to eat.
In case of abnormally high temperature and other conditions, the staff will also put large ice cubes in the panda living area for the panda brothers to play and relieve the heat.
Hainan Tropical Wildlife and Botanical Garden also develops plans for other animals to learn about heat.
For example, to create showers and swimming pool facilities for tigers, bears, lions, etc.; for elephants, hippos, macaques and other herbivores and primates, provide shade awnings and pools, and feed various fruits (to Watermelon mainly) for relieving heat; flamingos, vultures, eagles, etc. among poultry mainly rely on trees and bushes for shading and pools to escape the heat.
Hainan Tropical Wildlife and Botanical Garden has prepared "ice cakes" for pandas to relieve heat.
Photo courtesy of Hainan Tropical Wildlife Park
The Haikou Meteorological Department reminded that the high temperature weather is expected to continue for another week.
Citizens should try their best to avoid outdoor activities during high-temperature periods, and those working under high-temperature conditions should shorten their continuous working hours; provide heatstroke prevention and cooling instructions for the elderly, weak, sick, and young people, and take necessary protective measures; prevent the use of electricity Fires caused by excessive power consumption and excessive electrical loads such as wires and transformers.
The continuous high temperature weather has made Hainan's electricity demand strong.
According to the China Southern Power Grid Hainan Power Grid Company, since mid-May, electricity demand in many places in Hainan has continued to increase, and the electricity load in Sanya and Haikou has increased rapidly, and the recent load in Danzhou and Qionghai has also been operating at a relatively high level.
Hainan Power Grid Corporation launched an emergency early warning mechanism to ensure the orderly supply of electricity during high-temperature weather.
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