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this article is reproduced from [china youth daily];

according to the wechat official account "chongqing release", due to the continued hot and sunny weather, on august 28, 38 districts and counties in chongqing, as well as liangjiang new area, chongqing high-tech zone in western science city, and wansheng economic development zone respectively issued notices to delay the start of school. the start time of the 2024 fall semester of primary and secondary schools and kindergartens will be delayed to september 9 (monday).

in addition, chongqing mechanical and electrical vocational and technical university has also issued a notice to postpone the start of school↓

according to cover news, considering the hot weather, chongqing normal university and chongqing university of science and technology have decided to postpone the start of school. "if students have already booked tickets and cannot change them, they can also return to school. after returning to school, they must pay attention to heatstroke prevention and temperature reduction, and do a good job of safety management." a grade counselor said in a group of students at a college of chongqing normal university.

due to the impact of continued high temperatures, zigong, nanchong, suining, luzhou, leshan, meishan, ziyang and other places in sichuan also announced the delay of school opening.

according to @中国天气, the high temperature that the sichuan basin is experiencing is rare during the same period:

① the high temperature lasts for a long time. since late august, the high temperature in this area has continued, and it is expected that this round of high temperature will continue uninterrupted until at least early september; and the high temperature online time in a day can reach 8-12 hours or even more. ② the high temperature is strong. some areas will continue to experience extreme heat above 40°c. for example, shapingba in chongqing has exceeded 40°c for 8 consecutive days, and may create a historical record of 40°c+ in late august.

china youth daily (compiled by chen qian) integrated the wechat official account "chongqing release", chongqing mechanical and electrical vocational and technical university, @china weather, cover news, etc.