City quashes rumor eclipse caused rain

Experts have quashed public speculation that Shanghai's 10-day stretch of wet weather is linked to the solar eclipse.

Since the eclipse on July 22, Shanghai and neighboring cities have been drenched in heavy rain, prompting speculation among some people that the eclipse influenced the local climate.

Tang Haiming, chief of the popular science department at Songjiang District Sheshan Observatory, said there was no link between the July 22 eclipse and the wet weather.