China Meteorological Administration forecast a lack of recognition

China central and southern provinces have taken place in the past few decades of the worst storms, causing serious casualties and economic losses. Officials attributed the disaster to extreme weather conditions, but China Meteorological Zheng Guoguang acknowledged that the level of meteorological department forecasts, but also can not accurately forecast the time of each storm. 

From Xinhua News Agency reported that Zheng Guoguang in China's State Council Information Office held a press conference to admit that "did not expect" snow continued. He also acknowledged that the current weather forecasts limited to the technical standards of week later it is hard to make sure that the weather forecast. 

The report quoted Zheng Guoguang as saying that every year in southern China at low temperature of frozen rain and snow weather, generally lasted only 23 days this year, Four, and continued to 45 days each time, which are very rare. 

Zheng Guoguang said that in January 22 after the rain and snow appears twice, not enough is expected to occur on the 25th after rain and snow. And because the prior did not expect the South in response to lack of preparation work, such as roads icy grave, but the lack of sufficient de-icing equipment. 

Zheng Guoguang said that China's relevant departments are enacted in response to low temperature south of frozen rain and snow weather plans, but he refused to disclose how much the plans need to be invested in the funds. 

China National Climate Center in Beijing, said Li Weiyi, deputy director of the so-called weather the snow and ice is "one event of fifty years", shows the South snowstorm climate probability of 2%, which is based on climatological data, the probability analysis.

China Central Meteorological Station Jiao Meiyan Director pointed out that the 4-5 day for two days in February in southern China are the first rain and snow, but short duration, intensity is relatively weak. February 6 to the Lunar New Year February 9 the third day, most areas in southern China is not much rain and snow, but the temperature is still relatively low, slow-melting snow and frozen. 

Although people think Zheng Guoguang comments to show that this is a welcome release幵attitude, but told reporters that the news was difficult to convey to visitors the siege blizzard. Hundreds of thousands of migrant workers have been waiting at the station for several days, I hope in the February 7 Lunar New Year return home before the New Year. 

Authorities estimated that approximately 100 million population affected by the snowstorms, the economic losses from 540 billion yuan. British Broadcasting Corporation reported that in the south, the lack of facilities to cope with, transmission of electricity cables are too small and can not withstand a lot of snow and ice. 

As a result of serious drought, China has sent 1.3 million active duty and reserve military personnel to assist the disaster relief. Officials warned that the storm damage, may arise in the future situation of food shortages. 

China Meteorological officials pointed out that in the context of global warming, the extreme weather events occurred in the frequency and intensity is increasing trend, similar to the occurrence of extreme weather events have the frequency and intensity may increase. May also occur in other, such as typhoons, sandstorms, and now it is difficult to predict.