Drilling companies suggest trillions of cubic feet of shale gas may be recoverable from underneath parts of northern England, through a process known as fracking. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a technique designed to recover gas and oil from shale rock.
Shanghai Weather. Shanghai weather is generally mild and moist, with four distinctive seasons - a pleasant warm spring, a hot rainy summer, a comfortable cool autumn, and an overcast cold winter. The weather of Shanghai in July and August is the hottest, with more than 10 days' high temperatures above 35 C (95 F). The coldest period is from late January to early February. The location at the estuary of the Yangtze River to the East China Sea makes the city so wet that it rains for about one third of the year.
Sea temperature in China (Shanghai) in May: 16Â°C, 61Â°F. Average rainfall in China in May: 35mm, 1.4in. Note: As the weather heats up, Chinaâs peak tourist season kicks into gear. The countryside is green and festooned with spring flowers, and May brings a preponderance of sunshine everywhere north of the Yangtze.verage temperature in China in March: 5C, 40Â°F. Sea temperature in China (Shanghai) in February: 8Â°C, 46Â°F. Average rainfall in China in February: 8mm, 0.3in. Note: March heralds the onset of spring in China, with even the frozen north beginning to feel warmer as the thaw sets in.