Jinhai Lake, Pinggu District, Beijing, in early September. Due to abundant precipitation, the water level of the lake rose significantly, with some steps of the sightseeing steps submerged, and some trees on the shore flooded to the trunk. (IMAGE)

Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

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