WMO certifies Megaflash lightning extremes

Wed, 01 Jul 2020 20:32:00 +0200yubanet (en)

on 28 June. WMO’s Committee on Weather and Climate Extremes, which maintains official records of global, hemispheric and regional extremes found that: The world’s greatest extent for a single lightning flash is a single flash that covered a horizontal distance of 709 ± 8 km (440.6 ± 5 mi) across parts of southern Brazil on 31 October 2018.

NGOs encouraged to join flood, drought relief work

Wed, 01 Jul 2020 05:11:00 +0200ecns (en)

Nongovernmental rescue teams' skills valued. Private individuals and NGOs will be encouraged to participate in the country's responses to floods and droughts, according to a notice released by the Ministry of Emergency Management on Saturday. As the country's flood season has begun, continuous....

China discharges floodwater from one of the world’s largest dams amid heavy rain season

Tue, 30 Jun 2020 18:57:00 +0200zmescience (en)

— Harry Chen PhD (@PhdParody) June 28, 2020 Nevertheless, China finally admitted that the dam had implemented its first floodwater discharge of the year and that a new wave of flooding is heading toward the Three Gorges catchment area, which covers one million squared kilometers – amid heavy rainfall in the Yangtze River.

China vows to ramp up efforts in flood control

Tue, 30 Jun 2020 05:29:00 +0200sinacom-en (en)

BEIJING, June 30 (Xinhua) -- China will ramp up efforts in flood control and drought relief to ensure the safety of people's lives and property, according to the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters. The relevant departments and local governments should bolster the prevention of....

China vows to ramp up efforts in flood control

Tue, 30 Jun 2020 05:07:00 +0200peopledaily (en)

BEIJING, June 30 (Xinhua) -- China will ramp up efforts in flood control and drought relief to ensure the safety of people's lives and property, according to the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters. The relevant departments and local governments should bolster the prevention of....

China vows to ramp up efforts in flood control

Tue, 30 Jun 2020 05:02:00 +0200ecns (en)

China will ramp up efforts in flood control and drought relief to ensure the safety of people's lives and property, according to the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters. The relevant departments and local governments should bolster the prevention of torrential floods and the flooding....

Xi stresses "people first" in fighting floods, geological disasters

Tue, 30 Jun 2020 04:30:00 +0200beijingreview-en (en)

Rescuers disinfect the street in Bifeng Town of Zheng'an County in Zunyi, Guizhou Province in southwest China , on June 13 (XINHUA) Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for all-out efforts in the prevention, rescue, and relief work regarding floods and geological disasters, and ensuring people's lives and safety as the top priority.

China vows to ramp up efforts in flood control

Tue, 30 Jun 2020 04:29:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, June 30 (Xinhua) -- China will ramp up efforts in flood control and drought relief to ensure the safety of people's lives and property, according to the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters. The relevant departments and local governments should bolster the prevention of....

Heavy rain to lash coastal regions

Tue, 30 Jun 2020 03:06:00 +0200shanghaidaily (en)

TORRENTIAL rain is set to hit China ’s eastern coastal regions this week after overwhelming large parts of the southwest, inundating villages and tourist spots and displacing more than 700,000 people, state weather forecasters said yesterday. China’s national observatory yesterday issued a blue alert....

Xi stresses "people first" in fighting floods, geological disasters

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 05:17:00 +0200cctv-en (en)

BEIJING, June 28 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for all-out efforts in the prevention, rescue, and relief work regarding floods and geological disasters, and ensuring people's lives and safety as the top priority. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central....

Xi stresses "people first" in fighting floods, geological disasters

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 03:43:00 +0200sinacom-en (en)

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for all-out efforts in the prevention, rescue, and relief work regarding floods and geological disasters, and ensuring people's lives and safety as the top priority. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of....

Xi stresses 'people first' in fighting floods, geological disasters

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 03:31:00 +0200china.org.cn (en)

Rescuers disinfect the street in Bifeng Town of Zheng'an County in Zunyi, southwest China 's Guizhou Province, June 13, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua] Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for all-out efforts in the prevention, rescue, and relief work regarding floods and geological disasters, and ensuring people's lives and safety as the top priority.

Xi calls for anti-flood action

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 03:22:00 +0200shanghaidaily (en)

Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday called for all-out efforts in the prevention, rescue and relief work of floods and geological disasters, and ensuring people’s lives and safety as the top priority, as south China is experiencing an intense flood season. Rainstorm alerts have been issued for 26 consecutive days in June.

Xi calls for all-out efforts in flood relief

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 02:59:00 +0200peopledaily (en)

People wade through water after heavy rainfall at a street in Hefei, Anhui province, on June 27, 2020. [Photo by Huang Yangyang/For China Daily] Top priority should be given to people's lives, safety, he says in instruction. President Xi Jinping has underlined the importance of putting people and....

Xi stresses "people first" in fighting floods, geological disasters

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 02:59:00 +0200peopledaily (en)

Rescuers disinfect the street in Bifeng Town of Zheng'an County in Zunyi, southwest China 's Guizhou Province, June 13, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Xu) BEIJING, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for all-out efforts in the prevention, rescue, and relief work regarding floods and....

MIL-OSI China: Xi stresses “people first” in fighting floods, geological disasters

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 02:33:00 +0200foreignaffairs-nz (en)

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for all-out efforts in the prevention, rescue, and relief work regarding floods and geological disasters, and ensuring people’s lives and safety as the top priority. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of....

Xi stresses 'people first' in fighting floods, geological disasters

Sun, 28 Jun 2020 20:24:00 +0200ecns (en)

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for all-out efforts in the prevention, rescue, and relief work regarding floods and geological disasters, and ensuring people's lives and safety as the top priority. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of....

Xi Focus: Xi stresses "people first" in fighting floods, geological disasters

Sun, 28 Jun 2020 18:21:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for all-out efforts in the prevention, rescue, and relief work regarding floods and geological disasters, and ensuring people's lives and safety as the top priority. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China ....

1st LD-Writethru-Xi Focus: Xi stresses "people first" in fighting floods, geological disasters

Sun, 28 Jun 2020 17:42:00 +0200china.org.cn (en)

BEIJING, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for all-out efforts in the prevention, rescue, and relief work regarding floods and geological disasters, and ensuring people's lives and safety as the top priority. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China ....

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Sat, 27 Jun 2020 05:16:00 +0200clickondetroit (en)

A World Meteorological Organization (WMO) committee of experts has established two new world records for the longest reported distance and the longest reported duration for a single lightning flash in, respectively, Brazil and Argentina. The new records for “megaflashes”, verified with new satellite....

Extraordinary ‘megaflash’ lightning strikes cover several hundred kilometers, smashing records

Sat, 27 Jun 2020 05:13:00 +0200saudigazette (en)

GENEVA — New records for extreme lightning bursts, or ‘megaflashes’, during 2019, have been made official, more than doubling the size and duration of the previous record flashes, the UN’s weather agency, WMO, announced on Thursday. Closing the windows and covering your pet’s ears probably wouldn’t....

Unfinished Multi-Million Dollar Bridge Swept Away by Flood in China

Fri, 26 Jun 2020 18:48:00 +0200theepochtimes (en)

Several days of rainstorms have caused severe flooding and a massive mudslide in Sichuan province. A bridge that was under construction in Pingchang county—located in the northeastern Sichuan province—succumbed to the rising flood and was quickly washed away. According to Chinese state media, the local government invested 140 million yuan ($19.

New world record set for single lightning flash stretching over 700 kms

Fri, 26 Jun 2020 15:23:00 +0200HindustanTimes (en)

A single lightning flash that stretched more than 700 kilometres across Brazil last year - equivalent to the distance between Boston and Washington DC - has created a new world record for the longest reported distance of lightning, the UN’s weather agency has announced.

New Record Set For Earth's Longest Lightening, Both Distance And Duration

Fri, 26 Jun 2020 12:41:00 +0200ndtvnews (en)

United Nations: A single lightning flash stretched more than 700 kilometres across Brazil last year - equivalent to the distance between Boston and Washington DC - has created a new world record for the longest reported distance of lightning, the UN's weather agency has announced.

Remote Sensing, Vol. 12, Pages 2058: Quantification of Precipitation Using Polarimetric Radar Measurements during Several Typhoon Events in Southern China

Fri, 26 Jun 2020 11:51:00 +0200mdpi (en)

Accurate quantitative precipitation estimation (QPE) during typhoon events is critical for flood warning and emergency management. Dual-polarization radar has proven to have better performance for QPE, compared to traditional single-polarization radar.

700-km Brazil 'megaflash' sets lightning record: UN

Fri, 26 Jun 2020 11:01:00 +0200rediff (en)

A World Meteorological Organisation committee of experts said two new world records for the longest reported distance and the longest reported duration for a single lightning flash were set in Brazil and Argentina. The new records for extreme lightning bursts, or 'megaflashes', during 2019, are more....

State councilor stresses flood control efforts in Yangtze...

Wed, 24 Jun 2020 04:32:00 +0200sinacom-en (en)

State Councilor Wang Yong, also head of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, attends a video conference on the work of flood control, emergency rescue and disaster relief in the Yangtze River basin, in Beijing, capital of China , June 23, 2020.

Three Gorges Dam ‘not at risk of collapse…

Wed, 24 Jun 2020 02:28:00 +0200peopledaily (en)

Photo taken on June 8, 2020 shows the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, central China 's Hubei Province. The water level of the Three Gorges reservoir dropped to 144.99 meters as of Monday afternoon, two days ahead of schedule, in a bid to make room to contain water from potential seasonal flooding.

State Councilor Wang Yong on Tuesday called for solid flood control and emergency rescue efforts in the Yangtze River basin to ensure the safety of people's lives and property.

Wed, 24 Jun 2020 02:25:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)

State Councilor Wang Yong, also head of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, attends a video conference on the work of flood control, emergency rescue and disaster relief in the Yangtze River basin, in Beijing, capital of China , June 23, 2020.

Three Gorges Dam 'not at risk of collapse,' safe for heavy rainfall: experts

Mon, 22 Jun 2020 15:28:00 +0200globaltimes (en)

Photo taken on June 8, 2020 shows the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, central China 's Hubei Province. The water level of the Three Gorges reservoir dropped to 144.99 meters as of Monday afternoon, two days ahead of schedule, in a bid to make room to contain water from potential seasonal flooding.

Solar and Hydro: Which Should Governments Be Investing in for a...

Mon, 22 Jun 2020 06:44:00 +0200solarmagazine (en)

The respective industries surrounding renewable energy sources commonly exist in an odd dynamic. On the one hand, there’s the industry-wide recognition that the greater uptake of green energy technology among solar, hydro, wind and other renewable sources is beneficial to all.

The authorities are making heroic efforts to fight the flood and protect people's lives and property

Sun, 21 Jun 2020 11:19:00 +0200beijingreview-en (en)

As heavy rainfall continues to batter south China , the authorities are making heroic efforts to fight the flood and protect people's lives and property. Each year, the flood season is a test for governments at all levels. From early monitoring and warning, patrol, emergency rescue to reconstruction,....