Analysis of the effect of plum rain on Yangtze River Delta

Abstract

Every year, from June to July, there will be two or three weeks of continuous precipitation at Yangtze River Region. This precipitation is called Plum Rain. This paper is mainly about the Plum rain front, and its effect on the Yangtze River Delta. While the Yangtze River Delta is a large area, and considering that the data has to be easy to access, this paper specifics the topic to the most representable region-Shanghai. This paper is divided into 4 parts, the first part is the introduction, including the naming and formation of the plum rain. The second part is mainly about several types of anomalous plum rain and how they occurred. The third part analyzes the effects of the plum rain on the Yangtze River Delta region, and how to prevent these effects. The fourth part is conclusion. This paper believes that the prediction and alarming of anomalous plum rain should be focused on, and the prediction can let the government to advance layout, and decrease the economic loss when anomalous plum rain strikes.