Major domestic and international geographical events in 2010

January 22:

1. In the Wanjiang urban belt, the urban industrial transfer plan was approved by the State Council

2. The emergency helicopter call in Altay, Xinjiang was hit by heavy snow Patients and herdsmen under siege

3. Chinese international rescue workers carried out work in Haiti in an orderly manner

January 23:

Affected by strong cold air, the Bohai Sea , the sea ice conditions in the northern Yellow Sea have further worsened, and relevant departments have taken measures to ensure the safety of maritime shipping. Today, the Navy's ice survey team set sail from Qinhuangdao Port aboard the "Hai Bing 721" icebreaker and went to the Bohai Sea and the northern waters of the Yellow Sea to carry out ice survey and emergency rescue operations at sea.

January 24:

On January 23, seven villagers from Baiktobe Village in Altay were trapped in wind and snow. After learning the news, a certain Army Aviation Brigade of the Xinjiang Military Region immediately dispatched helicopters to carry out rescue operations. After three consecutive search and rescue flights throughout the day, all the trapped people were rescued.

2. The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recently issued an apology statement saying that a climate change assessment report published by the agency in 2007 contained an error in its statement that "Himalayan glaciers will completely melt by 2035."

January 25:

1. The Ministry of Environmental Protection today announced the pollution reduction target for 2010: sulfur dioxide and chemical oxygen demand emissions will be reduced by 400,000 tons and 100,000 tons respectively compared with 2009. 200,000 tons. In 2009, the national sulfur dioxide and chemical oxygen demand emissions continued to maintain a downward trend.

2. The scale of my country’s geographical information industry reaches 75 billion yuan: The latest data recently released by the State Administration of Surveying and Mapping show that in 2009, my country’s geographical information industry, including satellite positioning and navigation, aerospace remote sensing, surveying and mapping, The scale of the information industry reaches 75 billion yuan, and some geographical information technologies and products have reached or are close to the current international advanced level.

January 26:

1. Altay, Xinjiang: The first train loaded with relief supplies arrived in the disaster area. Today, the first train loaded with relief supplies urgently needed by the people in the disaster area arrived in Fuhai, Altay. TRAIN STATION. This is a transportation plan launched in advance by the railway department in order to promptly alleviate the tight supply of materials in the local disaster areas.

2. Yunnan has taken various measures to combat drought and protect production: Due to the lack of effective precipitation since late September last year, nearly 80% of areas in Yunnan Province are currently suffering from severe drought, affecting more than 2.6 million people and 1.19 million large livestock. Difficulty drinking water.

January 27:

1. The main track of the Chengdu-Guanzhou Express Railway is fully paved: a major post-disaster reconstruction project in Sichuan - the Chengdu-Guanzhou Express Railway from Chengdu to Dujiangyan The railway completed the laying of the main track yesterday and is expected to be officially operational on May 1. The total length of the railway is 72 kilometers, with a design speed of 200 kilometers per hour.

2. my country’s sea level is at its highest level in the past 30 years: Data released by the State Oceanic Administration today show that in the past 30 years, my country’s sea level has increased by an average of 2.6 millimeters annually. This data provides an important basis for coastal areas to formulate development plans and respond to marine disasters.

3. The Haibing 721 icebreaker successfully rescued the trapped freighter. This morning, the Chinese Navy Haibing 721 icebreaker, which was performing ice survey and icebreaking rescue missions in Liaodong Bay, received a "text message" frozen in the waters of Yingkou. "Feng 6" called for help, and immediately rushed to the rescue, using ice-breaking piloting methods to successfully rescue the trapped cargo ship.

January 28:

1. Sanjiangyuan: Five years of ecological protection has achieved obvious results: my country’s largest ecological protection project-Sanjiangyuan Ecological Protection and Construction Project has been implemented for five years. The trend of ecological degradation has been significantly alleviated, the amount of outbound water has increased significantly, and the function of the "Chinese Water Tower" has been initially restored.

2. The Zhengxi-Xiji High-speed Railway, the first high-speed railway in central and western my country, successfully trialed: The 505-kilometer-long Zhengxi High-speed Railway, the first high-speed railway in central and western my country, successfully trialed today. The domestically produced "Harmony" high-speed EMU travels from Xi'an Station to Zhengzhou Station in 1 hour and 48 minutes, with a top speed of 352 kilometers per hour.

January 29:

1. The Yellow River has continued to flow for ten consecutive years through unified water resource dispatch: Since the Yellow River implemented unified water resource dispatch, the trend of ecological deterioration in the basin has been effectively curbed and achieved Continuous flow for 10 consecutive years. According to calculations by the Chinese Academy of Water Resources and Tsinghua University, the continuous flow of water to water supply areas in the past 10 years has increased GDP by more than 350 billion yuan and grain production by more than 37 million tons.

2. For the first time, Chinese and foreign scientists discovered evidence of the existence of hairy dinosaurs: Scientists from China, the United Kingdom and Ireland recently jointly discovered two types of feathers that still exist in the feathers of today’s birds from dinosaur fossils 130 million years ago. The discovery of melanosomes provided conclusive evidence for the existence of hairy dinosaurs.

January 30th:

1. "Odd sea of ??clouds" appeared in the Leye Tiankeng Cluster in Baise, Guangxi: The weather in the Leye Tiankeng Cluster in Baise, Guangxi, had been experiencing sudden rainfall for many days. When the sky clears, a majestic sea of ??clouds appears. Under the sunlight, a circular disc appears in the dense fog of the sinkhole, with a seven-color halo inlaid around it, presenting a spectacular sight of radiance.

January 31:

1. At 5:36 a.m. on January 31, a 5.0-magnitude earthquake occurred at the junction of Suining City, Sichuan Province and Tongnan County, Chongqing City, killing 1 person died and 15 people were injured.

2. A rare low temperature weather of minus 50.1℃ occurred in the Daxinganling area of ????Heilongjiang: A rare ultra-low temperature of minus 50.1℃ occurred in the Daxinganling area of ??Heilongjiang today, which was the lowest temperature in the Daxinganling area in 69 years. In response to this large-scale cooling, various regions in Heilongjiang have actively responded to the situation and done a good job in gas supply and heating to ensure normal production and life.

February 1:

1. Queensland, Australia, has been hit by heavy rains and huge waves: Affected by tropical cyclones and monsoons, Queensland, Australia, has experienced heavy storms and rains one after another in recent days. Wave heights in resorts such as the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast exceeded 1.8 meters, and some ships were damaged. Heavy rain has disrupted major highway traffic in northern Queensland and put some towns on the verge of flooding.

2. Mongolia suffered a snowstorm, and relief supplies provided by my country were shipped today: China’s emergency humanitarian relief supplies to Mongolia were shipped from Shijiazhuang Airport today. This batch of supplies includes portable generators, food, and cold-weather quilts. , sent to Mongolia by 3 Air Force transport planes in 6 sorties, and another 500 tons of rice will be delivered to Mongolia via railway transportation in the near future. Since the beginning of winter, Mongolia has been hit by heavy snow and low temperatures that are rare in 30 years.

February 2:

1. The Shanghai World Expo will set up a weather-linked early warning.

2. Shanxi’s coal output in January is expected to increase by 85% year-on-year.

February 3:

1. Continuous heavy rains, the Canary Islands of Spain are on high alert: Due to heavy rain for two consecutive days, the Canary Islands of Spain are on high alert on the 2nd state. There was no official tally of casualties, but residents captured video of people being swept away by the floodwaters. The storm forced the closure of many schools and highways, and cut off power to tens of thousands of residents. The meteorological department reminded local residents not to go out.

2. Poland faces the biggest threat of post-snow floods in the past 30 years: Polish hydrogeological experts warned on the 2nd that since the beginning of winter, Poland has encountered heavy snowfall and cold weather that it has not seen in many years, making it difficult for the snow to melt in time. As the climate warms and the ice and snow melt, Poland will face the biggest threat of post-snow floods since 1979.

February 4:

1. Pine beetles threaten Huangshan pine trees. Huangshan urgently clears nearly 70,000 dead pine trees: Huangshan has recently comprehensively cleared 69,530 dead pine trees, and invested nearly 100 million yuan to set up three lines of defense from the inside to the outside to prevent and control pine beetles and protect the ecological security of Mount Huangshan pine.

2. Since the beginning of winter, severe drought has occurred in some areas of Yunnan and Guangxi. Currently, the local areas are making every effort to fight drought and provide disaster relief.

3. Undersea volcano eruption near Iwo Jima, Japan: A submarine volcano erupted on the 3rd coast of Iwo Jima, Japan, causing a large-scale seawater splash on the sea surface, and a large amount of thick smoke spewed out, reaching a height of about 100 meters. . Meteorological experts said that this submarine volcanic eruption may form a new volcanic island. The submarine volcano near Iwo Jima last erupted in 2005.

4. Beijing will transfer 300 million tons of water from Hebei and seawater may become a source of drinking water: the 2010 Municipal Water Affairs Work Conference was held. Bi Xiaogang, deputy director of the Municipal Water Affairs Bureau, revealed that this year the city will revise the existing "Beijing Water Conservation Measures" and the new measures are expected to be introduced and implemented within the year. Among them, the new measures will clearly impose fines on users who maliciously default on water bills. In addition, strict enforcement will be implemented against units and individuals that steal water, default on water bills, or waste water, and will be exposed in the media. It is also revealed that the city will start preliminary research work on seawater desalination this year, and seawater is expected to become the source of drinking water in Beijing.

February 5:

1. The extent of sea ice in Liaodong Bay increased to 92 nautical miles: Today, the outer edge of the sea ice floes in Liaodong Bay increased to 92 nautical miles, setting a record for this year’s sea ice The widest range. Experts remind that relevant departments should strengthen prevention and pay attention to subsequent sea ice warning information.

February 6:

1. Qiannan, Guizhou: Thousands of acres of plum blossoms are in full bloom: Recently, thousands of acres of plum blossoms are in full bloom in Libo County, located in Qiannan, Guizhou, and the flowers are fragrant. overflow. Known as the Ten Miles of Plum Sea and Ten Thousand Mu of Plum Forest, it is the largest concentrated contiguous wild plum forest in my country.

2. The Mid-Atlantic region of the United States encountered a rare and severe snowstorm: The Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, including the capital Washington, encountered a rare and severe snowstorm on the 5th. The National Weather Service predicted that the snowfall in the Washington area may hit the highest level in a century. , reaching 76 cm. Virginia and Maryland state governments declared states of emergency. Three airports in the Washington area canceled flights taking off and landing from the evening of the 5th to the 6th, and most passenger trains to southern Washington were suspended.

3. Torrential rains in Mexico killed at least 15 people: Heavy rains have raged in Mexico this week. In the past four days, rainfall in some areas has exceeded eight times the normal value. In the hard-hit states of Michoacán and Guanajuato, floods broke down river banks, killing 15 people, including 5 children, and blocked highways. Thousands of families were affected by flooding caused by heavy rains. Disaster.

4. The Hubble Telescope observed that Pluto is turning red: Recently, astronomers discovered by analyzing relevant images provided by the Hubble Telescope that Pluto is turning red.

Pluto's atmosphere contains a lot of methane, which is composed of carbon atoms and hydrogen atoms. Under the influence of solar wind and other factors, hydrogen atoms escape, and the carbon-rich areas on Pluto's surface turn dark red. However, experts believe that such a violent and rapid change, It's hard to explain why yet.

February 7:

1. The Yan'an New Baotashan Tunnel of the Baotou-West Railway was successfully completed yesterday. The Xinbaotashan Tunnel is located in Yan'an City, with a total length of 2,166 meters. It is one of the most geologically complex tunnels on the Baoxi Railway. After the Baoxi Railway is put into operation, it will mainly transport coal, taking into account both passengers and freight.

2. A once-in-a-century blizzard "freezes" Washington: A blizzard that is rare in the past century swept across the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States from the afternoon of the 5th local time, covering Virginia to southern New Jersey, the capital Washington The snow conditions are the most serious in this area.

3. The Arctic is warming faster than expected: An international research project involving more than 370 scientists from 27 countries recently released a research conclusion bulletin saying that the Arctic is warming faster than scientists previously expected. At this rate, the Arctic will be ice-free in summer between 2013 and 2030, much earlier than the previously expected year of 2050.

4. A mirage appeared on the top of the mountain park in the Yalong Bay Tropical Paradise Forest Tourism Area. The shadow of Canghai Tower appeared on the top of the mountain shrouded in clouds and mist. The hazy shadow was surrounded by a halo, appearing and disappearing. It appears for about 3 to 4 seconds each time and then disappears naturally.

February 8:

1. Winter geothermal transpiration landscape in Qaidam Basin, Qinghai: Due to the increase in groundwater and the vast area, the Dangjin Pass in the north of Qaidam Basin, Qinghai Nearby, there has been a scene of earth energy transpiration recently. The snow-capped mountains in the distance have been transformed into white tents by the strong earth energy, appearing and disappearing.

2. Blizzard swept nearly half of Romania: After several consecutive heavy snowfalls this year, blizzards swept nearly half of Romania again in recent days. The capital Bucharest and 9 surrounding counties were severely affected and were in a heavy snowstorm orange alert state. , all schools are closed on Monday. 130 county-level highways across the country were closed, all national highways were closed to trucks, and many trains were delayed or even temporarily canceled. Bad weather also leads to vicious traffic accidents such as car pile-ups.

3. Brazil: The promotion of ecological farming can promote the protection of the Amazon rainforest: The experimental farm currently promoted by the Brazilian government in the Amazon rainforest is expected to become a model of sustainable development and promote the ecological protection of the rainforest. In the past, destructive grazing practices such as cutting down trees, burning wasteland, planting grass and grazing animals have become recognized as the biggest killers of rainforests. These experimental farms adopt crop rotation methods. The new model can not only extend the land use time, but also improve land production efficiency. More importantly, this model helps reduce deforestation.

4. Research shows that climate warming increases the release of soil carbon dioxide

A new Finnish study found that recycled organic carbon in the soil is very sensitive to climate change. As the climate warms further, the amount of carbon dioxide released from the soil will also increase and far exceed the amount of carbon dioxide absorbed by the forest. The researchers suggest that agencies should consider this factor more carefully when predicting the consequences of climate change and seeking policies to combat it.

February 9:

1. Mongolia suffered a rare snow disaster in 30 years: Herdsmen suffered heavy losses Mongolia recently suffered a rare snow disaster in 30 years. According to statistics from the General Administration of Emergency Situations of Mongolia, extremely severe weather has caused the death of nearly 2 million livestock across the country, and herders may suffer a total loss of 3 to 4 million livestock as a result. At present, there are insufficient livestock feed reserves in the disaster-stricken areas. Although various relief materials, including feed, are being urgently transported to the disaster-stricken areas, because almost all pastoral areas are dirt roads and covered with snow, the convoys transporting supplies can only travel an average of more than 20 kilometers per hour. The Mongolian government estimates that the disaster-stricken herdsmen will need at least US$6 million in assistance

2. "Lost civilization" appears in the Brazilian Amazon jungle: Brazilian archaeologists recently discovered by studying some photos taken by artificial satellites that Brazil There once existed an unknown civilization in the Amazon jungle.

February 10:

1. The death toll from avalanches in Afghanistan rose to 157: Due to heavy snow for days, the Salang Pass in Parwan Province in northern Afghanistan collapsed from the 8th Multiple avalanches began to occur, killing at least 157 people and injuring about 400 people. Rescue teams rescued six people from the avalanche site this morning. With a large number of people still trapped, the death toll is expected to rise further.

February 11:

1. With God’s blessing, “timely snow” will postpone the crisis of no snow in the Winter Olympics: The Vancouver Winter Olympics in Canada are about to open, and there will be a “timely snow” on the 10th "This temporarily alleviates the snow-free crisis faced by Cypress Mountain, the main venue of the Winter Olympics. However, due to insufficient snowfall, the organizing committee is still continuing to transfer snow from elsewhere.

2. Rare meteorites are expected to reveal new information about the origin of the universe: In France, a stone that was almost thrown away as garbage was recently identified by experts as a rare meteorite with a history of 4.5 billion years. It is expected to help scientists Discover some new information about the origin of the universe. This meteorite weighs 1.3 kilograms and was purchased by a French junk dealer in Africa in 2001.

February 12:

1. Rime appeared in scenic spots such as Lushan Mountain and Zhangjiajie: Affected by rain, fog and cold air, beautiful rime appeared in Lushan Mountain in Jiangxi Province and Zhangjiajie in Hunan Province in the past two days. The landscape is full of "jade trees and beautiful branches", swaying in the wind, revealing a fresh, elegant and beautiful snow scene.

2. Hunan: Plum blossoms bloom in early spring in Fenghuang: "The plum blossoms are broken before the winter, and there are more plum blossoms later in the year." It is the twelfth lunar month, and the plum blossoms in the ancient city of Fenghuang in Hunan have bloomed in advance. Due to the recent continuous temperature in the local area, It is relatively high, causing the plum blossoms to bloom half a month earlier.

3. Sudden heavy rain caused widespread traffic paralysis in Melbourne: A sudden heavy rain fell during the evening rush hour on the 11th and caused flooding in Melbourne, Australia. Floods destroyed some urban infrastructure and caused widespread traffic paralysis, leaving many people stranded on the roads. The government rescue department received more than 700 calls for help. As of this morning, 1,500 households still had no power restored.

February 13:

1. Western Xinjiang, eastern Tibet, eastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, most of the eastern part of Northwest China, southern Shanxi, western and southern Huanghuai, most of Jianghuai, Most of Jianghan, northern Hunan and other places will have light to moderate snow or sleet, including heavy snow in southern Anhui. Most of Jiangnan, most of South China, and eastern Southwest China will have light to moderate rain or showers. Among them, Jiangxi There were heavy rains in parts of the southeast, central and southern Zhejiang, and central and northern Fujian, and freezing rain in some areas of central Guizhou.

February 14th:

1. During the Spring Festival, it will rain and snow in the south due to the cold air. Starting last night, Shanghai, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hubei, Guizhou and other places Some areas experienced significant rainfall or snowfall. On New Year's Eve, Ruixue came to Shanghai and Nanjing at the right time. The flying snowflakes and blooming fireworks decorated the night sky with extra splendor. But as the snow thickens, it becomes more difficult for sanitation workers to clean up the firecracker debris. According to the blue snow warning issued by the Jiangsu Provincial Meteorological Bureau early this morning, Nanjing will still be dominated by rain and snow in the next three days. During this period of cold air, snow accumulated in more than 70 counties and cities in Anhui Province, and ferry traffic in Anqing, Bengbu and other places was affected to varying degrees.

February 15th:

1. 24 newly discovered important cultural relic sites in Dunhuang: Dunhuang City recently discovered 24 important cultural relic sites in the third national cultural relic census. These include three extremely valuable Han Dynasty beacons and one Han and Tang ancient tombs, and a number of slips, silks and other objects were unearthed.

2. The snowfall in the south has weakened and the strong wind in the north has cooled down: Following the "flying snow to greet the New Year" on New Year's Eve, today's flying snowflakes still stay in some parts of the south, adding to the festive New Year atmosphere. However, snowfall also affects people's lives and travel. Snow is common in northern Zhejiang, northern Jiangsu and south of the Huaihe River, and some roads in Anhui and Guizhou are icy. Currently, these areas are coordinating efforts to clear icy roads. Affected by rain and snow, some highway and civil aviation passenger flows have shifted to railways. Railway passenger flows in Hubei and Jiangsu and Anhui are expected to increase by 10%. According to the monitoring of the Central Meteorological Observatory, the snowfall trend in the south has begun to weaken, and strong winds of level 4-5 have appeared in some areas in the north, and the temperature has dropped by 4-6 degrees Celsius.

February 16:

1. Sea ice conditions in the Yellow and Bohai Seas are showing an easing trend: The sea ice warning issued by the North Sea Forecast Center of the State Oceanic Administration at 16:00 today shows that the floating ice in Liaodong Bay The maximum outer edge line is 98 nautical miles, 2 nautical miles shorter than yesterday; the maximum outer edge line of floating ice in the northern Yellow Sea, Bohai Bay and Laizhou Bay is 6 to 7 nautical miles shorter than yesterday. It is predicted that sea ice conditions in the Yellow and Bohai Sea will slow down in the next five days.

2. Continuous heavy rains caused more than 100 mudslides in southern Italy: Continuous heavy rains caused more than 100 mudslides in the Calabria region of southern Italy. In the small town of Majerato, on the 15th, more than 200 residents were evacuated due to mudslides. Although no one was injured, many houses were engulfed by mudslides.

3. Brazil's "Clean Beach Movement" restores natural cleanliness: In order to change the current situation of a large amount of garbage, the local government of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, recently built a "garbage quantity publicity board" on the famous Copacabana Beach. Hope it serves as a warning to tourists. Rio de Janeiro is the host city for the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics. The Brazilian government hopes that through the beach "cleaning campaign", more people will develop a conscious awareness of environmental protection and create a clean city appearance.

February 17:

1. Xinjiang: A 100-million-ton thin oil reservoir was discovered in the Tahe Oilfield: During the Spring Festival, a 100-million-ton thin oil reservoir was discovered in the Tahe Oilfield in the Taklimakan Desert in Xinjiang. The billion-ton thin oil reservoir has laid a solid foundation for Tahe Oilfield to achieve its annual crude oil production target of 10 million tons in 2015.

2. Liaoning builds the world's largest biogas power generation project: The world's largest biogas power generation project has recently started construction in Faku County, Liaoning. The project plans to use the manure produced by the local dairy industry to build 17 biogas power generation projects, with an annual biogas output of 300 million cubic meters and a total annual power generation of 600 million kilowatt hours.

3. The post-holiday Spring Festival travel rush is approaching, and railway passenger flow is gradually heating up.

4. The damage caused by the earthquake in Haiti exceeds that of the Indian Ocean tsunami: The Inter-American Development Bank issued a report on the 16th, determining that the damage caused by the earthquake in Haiti far exceeded that of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, and it may be the most destructive natural disaster in modern history. disaster.

The report estimates economic losses related to the Haiti earthquake to be between $8 billion and $14 billion, including reconstruction costs. Haitian officials estimated that at least 217,000 people were killed in the earthquake.

5. The forecast shows that this year’s cherry blossom season in Japan will be one week earlier than in previous years: For the first time this year, the Japan Meteorological Agency has delegated the work of predicting the cherry blossom season to a private meteorological agency. According to forecast data provided by three private meteorological agencies on the 15th, cherry blossoms will bloom around Japan this year about a week earlier than in previous years.

February 18:

1. The first section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong high-speed railway track slab laying was completed: During the Spring Festival, the national key construction project - Guangzhou South Station of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong high-speed railway The laying of track slabs on the Pingshan Chung section has been completed, laying the foundation for the Guangzhou-Shenzhen section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong high-speed railway to be completed and opened to traffic by the end of the year.

2. The officers and soldiers of the Chinese peacekeeping engineering brigade in Darfur, Sudan, worked overtime during the Spring Festival to drill the first directly drinkable water well in the extremely water-poor region of the world - Darfur, Sudan.

3. A 6.5-magnitude earthquake occurred at the border between China and Russia today: According to the National Seismological Network, at 9:13 this morning, a 6.5-magnitude earthquake occurred at the border between my country and Russia near Hunchun City, Jilin Province. Currently, No casualties or property damage were reported. The epicenter of this earthquake was relatively deep, and seismic experts said it would not cause major destructive effects.

4. The suspected tiger photo in Zhangjiajie may be a golden cat, a national second-level protected animal.

February 19:

1. A car and 121 people were attacked by "sea breeze". Officers and soldiers of the Altay Military Division of the Xinjiang Military Region rushed to the rescue and fought for 13 hours to successfully rescue all the trapped people. The sea breeze is one of the unique weather phenomena in the Altay region of Xinjiang. It is a strong backflow wind formed by strong winds squeezing through the canyons, and is accompanied by blowing snow, snowstorms and other weather conditions.

2. Sichuan Shuangliu Airport encountered the first heavy fog of the year: Sichuan Chengdu Shuangliu Airport encountered the first heavy fog of the new year today, causing the airport to be closed for more than 4 hours, 113 inbound and outbound flights were delayed, and tens of thousands of passengers Affected, flights gradually returned to normal after 4 p.m.

3. Shangri-La: The first snow after six months of drought: Shangri-La, Yunnan, which has suffered a major drought that has not been encountered in 60 years, welcomed the first snow of the year yesterday. The local forest fire danger index and drought conditions were improved. While reducing and alleviating the problem, it also brought Shangri-La a breathtakingly beautiful snow scene.

February 20:

1. Jiangxi launched a New Year tree planting activity for tens of thousands of people: On the first working day after the Spring Festival, tens of thousands of cadres and masses in Nanchang, Jiangxi planted ginkgo, osmanthus, etc. We have planted one million trees to build “Forest City and Countryside, Garden Nanchang” with practical actions. Jiangxi’s New Year tree planting activities have been carried out for nine consecutive years, with more than 72 million trees planted nationwide.

2. A storm hits the Portuguese island of Madeira.

3. The post-holiday return peak is coming, and various places strive to ensure safety and orderliness: The Spring Festival holiday is over, roads, railways, and shipping are experiencing peak passenger flow, and various places have taken measures to ensure safe and orderly transportation. Among the passengers traveling south to Guangdong, they are mainly migrant workers from Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan and other places. Calculating that each train carries 2,000 passengers, during peak periods, the number of passengers arriving at Guangzhou Railway Station per hour exceeds 30,000. Guangzhou Station has set up Seven lanes are used to inspect return tickets, and the police also deploy additional manpower to ensure security at the station.