Air Force Aid Hunan's manual rainfall operation aircraft completed the test flight to Hunan to carry out artificial rain increase operations 155 times

On August 17, the reporter learned from the Hunan Provincial Office of the Weather Leading Group that since July, the timing of meteorological departments at all levels in the province seized the opportunity to carry out artificial rainfall operations in 63 counties (cities, districts) in 13 cities and states. 155 times, the cumulative area of ​​about 21,000 square kilometers, increased rainfall by about 65 million tons, effectively alleviating high temperature and drought.

Since July 8th, the average rainfall of the province has 56.4 mm, 71.2%less than the same year. It has been 2 lows in the same period since 1961. There are 107 counties (cities, districts) in the province. Municipal and districts) have severe meteorological drought.

In order to alleviate high temperature support, the artificial rain increase operation aircraft supported by the Air Force arrived on August 10, and a test flight was conducted on August 15. Tang Lin, deputy director of the Provincial Office of Artificially Influenza's Weather Leading Group, introduced that all the collaborative guarantee work has been in place. After the test flight is completed, "everything is ready and only owes the east wind". You can carry out artificial rainfall operations.

It is understood that on August 15, meteorological departments at all levels in the province entered the special working status of drought weather protection and actively carried out artificial rainfall. On the afternoon of August 16th alone, it was grasped in the cloud system of geothermal geothermal development in the afternoon, and carried out the ground artificial rainfall operations in 19 counties (cities, districts) in 19 cities and prefectures in the province 22 times. Under the influence of artificial rainfall operations, 306 towns and villages in the province had rained, 42 towns and villages set up rain, and 3 towns and towns were raining. Preliminary statistics, the area of ​​artificial rain increases on the afternoon of the 16th affects the area of ​​about 3,000 square kilometers. (Hunan Daily All Media Reporter Hu Panpan Correspondent Wang Ling)

[Responsible editor: Wang Yaobing Intern: Yang Shuwen]

[Source: Hunan Daily · New Hunan Client]

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