jiangsu Province has a wide range of meteorological disasters and their impact, making it one of the provinces in China where meteorological disasters occur more frequently. The main meteorological disasters include rainstorm, severe convection, flood, thunder and lightning, etc. Meteorological disasters all over the province occur in four seasons: for example, low temperature and overcast rain mainly occur in spring, rainstorm and flood in early summer, high temperature and drought, typhoon in midsummer, heavy fog and continuous rain in autumn, low temperature and freezing damage and cold wave in winter, etc
The occurrence of various meteorological disasters has a significant impact on agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, fishing, transportation, industry, and other aspects. jiangsu Province has a dense population, dense urban areas, developed economy, and busy transportation. The occurrence of meteorological disasters often causes huge economic losses and loss of people's lives and property. At the same time, it can also trigger other types of derivative disasters, such as traffic congestion, power grid failures, disease outbreaks, and agricultural pest and disease outbreaks
On October 31, 2023, the official website of jiangsu Provincial Geological Bureau announced that as of the end of 2022, there were a total of 882 geological hazard hidden points in jiangsu Province (408 collapses, 383 landslides, 81 ground collapses, and 10 ground fissures), threatening a population of about 13000 and threatening property worth more than 1.26 billion yuan. Among them, there are 181 important geological hazards (55 collapses, 79 landslides, 46 ground collapses, and 1 ground fissure), mainly concentrated in low mountain and hilly areas such as Ningzhen and Xulian
The situation of natural disasters in Jiangsu
In 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang established a political power in Yingtian (now Nanjing) as the capital city. Later, Yingtian changed its name to Nanjing and then to Jingshi, also known as Zhili. After Ming Chengzu established the name Yongle, he moved the capital
In 1912, the Republic of China established a provisional government in Nanjing, with Sun Yat sen serving as the interim president. In April of the same year, Yuan Shikai usurped the fruits of the revolution, and Jiangsu fell into the sphere of influence o
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Jiangsu Province has a wide range of meteorological disasters and their impact, making it one of the provinces in China where meteorological disasters occur more frequently. The main meteorological disasters include rainstorm, severe convection, flood, th