Disaster Situation in China in 1999

January～AprilSnow DisastersJanuary 1 0～ 1 4,four counties of the Tongren area in Guizhou Province,Yanhe,Dejiang,Sinanand Songtao,had snowfalls lasting for48accumulative hours,with a thickness ranging from38to 46 mm.1 .49million people and 1 1 30 0 0 hectares of crops were affected,with a directeconomic loss amounting to 76 .0 6 million yuan.Similarly,there were five counties of the ZhunyiArea(including Huairen,Zhunyi,Fenggan,Wuchuan and Tongzhi) attacked by snowfalls with athickness ra…     

Progress in Research on Climatic Change in China

Global climatic change caused by human factors has become a major issue of increasinginternational concern.Climatic change may lead to irreversible change to the climatic system onthe global scale,and thus result in immeasurable change to the living environment of mankind.Such change could bring about benefits to the human race and the other creatures;it might alsobring about disasters.Currently,it is still an open question without a definite answer.In orderto prevent potential hazards and to …     

Natural Disasters and Disaster Relief in China in 2000

1 Natural disasters In 2000, the country suffered a lot from natural disasters, including droughts, floods, hails, typhoons, earthquakes, dust devils, snow, microtherms and cool injuries and so on. According to the 2000 statistics checked and ratified jointly by the Ministry of Civil Affairs (MOCA), State Statistical Administration (SSA), China Meteorological Administration (CMA) and the National Office of Headquarters for Flood Control and Drought Resistance, the country suffered a …     

The Commentary of the Seismic Disasters in China in 1997

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Disaster Situation from January to June in 1998 in China

JanuaryEarthquakeDisasterAt11:50a.m.Jan.10,anearthquakeof6.2MsoccurredinZhangjiakuo,HebeiProvince.Itsepicenterlocatedat41.12°N,114.337°E.Zhangbei,Shangyi,WanquanandKangbaocountieswereseverelyaffected.471000peoplewereaffected,417000wereseriouslyaffe...     

Disaster Situation from July to December in 1998 in China

SeismicDisastersAt12:51a.m.,July28,anearthquakeof5.5Ms,whichwasaccompaniedbylandslide,shockedtheBaichengCountyofAksuPrefectureandcausedseriousdestructiontothebuildingsofthecounty,withtheepicenteroftheearthquakelocatedat81.19°E,41.49°N.At12:40a.m.,A...     

On the Forest Vegetation Role in the Flood Control in Light of the Severest Floods in the Yangtze River Valley

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Disastrous Abrupt Climate Events of Environment Change in Beijing in Recent 15,000 Years

Atpresent,theworldclimaticandenvironmentalchangesfromregionstoglobalextentatvarioustimescaleswillallbeinfluencedbyphysical,chemicalandbiologicalinteraction,someofthesechangesarerecordedinmarine,terrestrial,glacialandbiologicalenvironment,thereby,recon-structtemporallyandspatiallysignificanteventspastenvironmentalandecologicalconditions.In198o'sglobalclimatechangehasbeenwidelypaidattentiontointernationalization,aseriesofresearchplansincludingIGBPhasbeensetupandPAGES,BHAC,GCTEareimportantc…     

The Situation of Natural Disasters from January to April in 1997 in China

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Seismic Disaster Reduction in China

Great accomplishments have been made in seismic disaster reduction in China's engineeringconstruction and city construction projects during the pastdecade(1 990～ 2 0 0 0 ) .A new nationalmap on the division of seismic intensity has been promulgated,and a series of anti-seismicstandards and norms have been drafted or revised,which has further improved the country'stechnical code system on anti-seismic engineering measures. The Anti-seismic ArchitecturalDesigning Standards,revised and adopted…     

Marine Disaster Reduction in China

1Coastal economic- social developmentand marine disasterThe ocean covers71 % of the earth's surface.It is the cradle of life on earth,the treasure ofresources and an important adjuster of the environment.Now we have come to realize thatexploration of the ocean is an important solution to global issues including resource shortage,population explosion and environmental degradation.Man mustrely more and more on the oceanin order to achieve sustainable development.The2 1 st Century will be a cent…     

Remarkable Success in Drought Combating by Using" F_A Drought Dilong" in Qinghai Province

QinghaiProvinceliesintheTibetPlateauwithcomplicatedtopographyandbadclimate.Annualrainfallis26O~38Omminmostarea,andtheevap0rationis1500~25OOmmwhichare5to7timesofitsrainfall-ItbeIongstotypicaldr0ughtandhalfdr0ughtarea.Thereare0-6millionhectarefarmcultivatedlands(lessthan0.2hectarefarmlandeachperson),ofwhichabout350thousandhectaresaredryfarmland.Onaccountofdrought,themargin0fannualgrainyieldreached60%,andfarmlandsevengrewyieldless-In24Othousandhectarepaddyfields,thereare60thousandt07Othousan…     

Countermeasures against Typhoon Disasters in China

ChinaliestothewestofthePacificwiththecoastlinemorethan18,000kilometerslong,whichisoneoftheareasthatsuffersthemostseriousandfrequenttyphoonandwindstormagitationintheworld.ThereareabouttwentytyphoonsaffectingChinesecoastalareaseveryyear,aboutsevenofwhichcanlandinaverage.Therainbroughtbylandingtyphooncanpartlyreliefthedrought,butinmostcases,theheavyrain,stormorthespringtideresultedfromtyphoonleadstoseriousdisasters.1UrgencyofDefendingTyphoonSincetheancienttime,typphoondisasterhasalwaysbeenthese…     

Study on Flood Disasters in China

The occurrence of a flood disaster is a reflection of both nature and society:natural condition of aflood disaster is the appearance of floodwater,which is requisite;while the social-economic causeas a sufficient condition lies in human activities.We can classify flood disasters into fourcategories according to their formation mechanism and regional characteristics:burst,overflow,flood catastrophe and deluge.China is a country of frequent flood disasters.From2 0 0 B.C.to1 949,there had occurr…     

A Summary Account of the Natural Disaster Situations in the First Half of 1997 in China

Inthefirsthalfof1997,therehadbeendifferentkindsofnaturalcalamitiesstrikingseveralpartsofChinasuchasdisastersofsnow,earthquake,drought,windandhail,raingust,floodsandwaterlogging,andicerun.ClosingJune30,thepopulationaffectedbyvariouskindsofdisastersreachedasmanyas76.72millionpeopleand39.84millionpeopleweredirectvictimsofthesedisasters.1,119peoplediedand24,000peoplewereinjured.Apopulationof630,000wasbesiegedbyfloods;809,000housesweredestroyed;26.7millionhaofcropsweredamagedand890,000peoplehadtobe…     

Accomplishments of Forest Disaster Reduction in China

Forest disasters mainly refer to insect pest,rodent damage,forest fire and frost damage.Snowdamage,windstorm,drought,flooding,landslide,mud-rock flow,environmental pollution andso on all cause damages to forest resources.The greatest damage is caused by forest disease,insect pests,rodents and fire.With the large-scale exploiture and serious denudation of primitivesecondary forests,the appearance of artificial pure forests on a massive scale and the deteriorationof the national forest eco-envir…     

International Strategy for Disaster Reduction in China

1Background of ISDRSince man appeared on the planet,various natural disasters such as flood,drought,earthquake,typhoon,volcano and so on have been a constant threat to the existence and development of themankind.Itis through long-standing struggle with the disasters thatthe human race has survivedand evolved.In this sense,the human history is a history of human beings fighting againstdisasters.In the long history,human beings have combated disasters in a more and more organized way,from indi…     

Pondering over Several Problems in Disaster Research

1Catastrophology is an extremely importantnatural- social science.Health and longevity are the common wishes of humanity,and peace and progress are thecommon goals of society.Calamities,either natural or human,are harmful to the health andlongevity of human beings,bring about economic damages and impede the prosperity andprogress of human society. The phylogeny of human society is indeed a chronicle of struggleswith various disasters.To date,the study of disasters and hazards has developed int…     

International Workshop on Natural Disasters in Beijing

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