Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/12/04
By: Lee Hsin-Yin
Taipei, Dec. 4 (CNA) An online campaign launched by local professors is hoping to get Taiwan recognized
Photo courtesy of Chou Kun-hsuan (周昆炫)
by the Guinness World Records for a recent rainbow that they believe is the longest-lasting rainbow ever recorded.
Chou Kun-hsuan (周昆炫), a professor with the Department of Atmospheric Science at Chinese Culture University in Taipei, said the department is trying to collect at least 36,000 photos from the public to document the rainbow’s existence from 6:57 a.m. to 3:55 p.m. on Nov. 30.
He told CNA on Monday that the photos will be used to create a “rainbow clock” to prove to the Guinness World Records committee that the longest-lasting rainbow has taken place in Taiwan.
The team is on a mission to compile a world-class profile for the rainbow, Chou said, inviting the public to get involved in the campaign to help Taiwan become part of meteorological history. [FULL STORY]
