Electric power authorities in central China\’s Hunan Province have dispatched more than 4,200 staff members to 1,885 mobile ice observation posts and 157 fixed ice observation posts, and used advanced
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China activates Level-IV emergency response to low temperatures in Hubei, Hunan
BEIJING, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) — The Ministry of Emergency Management and one other government department on Tuesday activated a Level-IV national emergency response to disasters induced by low temperature
China upgrades emergency response for low temperatures in Hunan
BEIJING, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) — The Ministry of Emergency Management has upgraded the emergency response for disasters induced by low temperatures, rain, snow and freezing conditions in central China\’s Hu
Snowfall disrupts transport amid China\’s travel rush
An aerial drone photo shows snow sweeper clearing a road in Qingjiangpu District of Huai\’an City, east China\’s Jiangsu Province, Feb. 4, 2024. Heavy snowfall has hit some areas of central and eastern
Central China\’s Henan ensures smooth traffic amid heavy snowfall
ZHENGZHOU, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) — Temporary traffic control measures have been implemented on 29 expressways and 10 sections of national and provincial highways in Henan Province, central China, due to lo
Additional team sent to guide weather-induced disaster response in China\’s Anhui
BEIJING, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) — An additional team was dispatched to east China\’s Anhui Province on Thursday to guide the prevention of and response to disasters resulting from rain, snow and freezing con
Localities make emergency plans in response to unprecedented weather challenges during ‘busiest’ Spring Festival travel rush
People walk in the snow in Changsha, central China\’s Hunan Province, Jan. 22, 2024. Changsha saw its first snowfall of 2024 from Sunday night to Monday morning (Photo: Xinhua)
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China issues blue alert for blizzards
BEIJING, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) — China\’s meteorological authority on Wednesday renewed a blue alert for heavy snow in certain regions of the country.
From Wednesday morning to Thursday morning, snowstorms
2024 could be hotter after record-breaking cold wave in winter 2023
After multiple Chinese cities in December witnessed the strongest cold wave for that month since 1961, climate scientists said that since 2024 is the second year of El Nino, it is likely to not only b
Emergency relief materials allocated to quake-affected people in Gansu
A worker distributes a furnace for a resident affected by the earthquake in Zhangguojia Village of Liugou Township, Jishishan County, northwest China\’s Gansu Province, Dec. 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Fan Peish