THREE DAYS ABOVE 38C SETS 120 YEAR RECORD|台北連3天高溫逾38度 刷新120年紀錄

Taipei City experienced record high temperatures over 38 Celsius for 3 consecutive days. This broke a 120 year record kept by the Central Weather Bureau. The weather has been so hot recently that it caused a man his life from heat stroke despite two days of treatment in the hospital, and the heat also buckled railway track in the section between Shu-lin and Ban-chiao. Asphalt roads are radiating heat due to the hot weather. The weather was so hot that tracks heated up to 57.1 Celsius and buckled. Taiwan Railways resumed its service from Banqiao to Shulin after an emergency repair. ==KU CHENG-YU, Chief of Taipei construction== The heat made the railway track lengthen and thus slightly change direction. In Taipei City, a 30-year-old man had serious heat stroke after being exposed to sun for two hours on the road. His body temperature reached 42 Celsius. Even though he was sent to the hospital, he died of multiple organ failure 2 days later. Doctors said people should beware of sweating in the hot weather because it can increase the risk of heart attack ==CHU PO-LING, Dir. TSGH Center for Prevention and Treatment of Heat Stroke== People sweat more than usual in summer, resulting in dehydration. The blood thus gets thicker, making people with a narrowed coronary artery susceptible to heart attack. Under the influence of the subtropical highs, the entire island has suffered from heat. Taipei saw temperatures over 38 Celsius for 3 consecutive days, the highest record in 120 years. The instant electricity consumption in Taiwan reached a peak of 35,987 MWh, which is the second highest in the history of electricity consumption. ==HSIEH PEI-YUN, CWB forecaster== In the following days, there will be an easterly wind blowing over the mountains and down onto the western plain. Therefore, the temperature may still reach 36 or 37 Celsius in the northern part of Taiwan. A tropical depression has formed around the Philippine Sea. It is likely that it will develop into a mild typhoon. The outer circulation is expected to bring rain to the east over the weekend. TRANSLATED BY：ARIEL HSIEH 大台北昨天最高溫來到38度，連續三天超過38度的高溫，不但刷新了氣象局設站120年來的新紀錄，還傳出一名男子，在太陽下曝曬後，嚴重中暑，兩天後不治。而昨天下午，更傳出台鐵板橋樹林段的鐵軌，疑似高溫變形。 柏油路面不斷散發熱氣，不但等待綠燈的機車騎士頂著豔陽，熱到快受不了，就連台鐵板橋到樹林間的軌道，下午也疑似熱到變形，軌溫一度高達57.1度，緊急搶修後已恢復通車。 ==台北工務段段長 古正育== 短軌軌分受到高溫伸縮的影響 把軌分都擠滿了 造成鋼軌的方向 有點不良 而北市還發生一名約30歲男子，在馬路上曝曬兩小時，嚴重中暑，送醫時體溫直飆42度，搶救2天後，因多重器官衰竭而不治。醫師提醒，天氣炎熱，出汗頻繁，會增加心肌梗塞風險。 ==三軍總醫院中暑防治中心主任 朱柏齡== 夏天流汗太多 水分會不足 水分不足的時候 血就比較濃 血比較濃的時候 有心臟血管狹窄的人 可能就比較容易完全阻塞 造成心肌梗塞 受太平洋高壓影響，從溫度分布圖來看，整個台灣又再變成一顆紅通通的番薯。台北連續三天高溫超過38度，還創下氣象局設站120年來的最高紀錄。而全台下午瞬間最高用電，高達3598.7萬瓩，也創下用電紀錄史上第二高。 ==氣象局預報員 謝佩芸== 接下來幾天 會是偏吹東風的關係 在北部地區 仍然會是 有氣流過山沉降的效應 因此北部地區還是會有 出現36或37度高溫的機率 目前在菲律賓海面附近，有一個熱帶性低氣壓已形成，明後天有機會發展成輕颱，周末東部地區受到外圍環流影響，會出現降雨。 王柏文 陳昌維 台北報導