Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Weather forecast - What are the meteorological disasters?

What are the meteorological disasters?

1. Typhoon: Typhoon is a tropical cyclone with strong development and formed in the ocean. When it moves to land, it will cause serious damage, including strong winds, heavy rains, floods and storm surges.

2. Drought: Drought is due to the lack of rainfall for a long time, which will lead to water shortage, crop failure and even famine and disease.

3. Rainstorm: Rainstorm is the pouring down of a large amount of rainfall in a short time, causing floods and landslides.

4. Blizzard: Blizzard is caused by a large amount of snowfall accumulated in a short period of time, which leads to traffic disruption, house damage and even casualties.

5. Hail: Hail is produced under strong convective weather conditions, and solid precipitation with a diameter greater than 5 mm causes damage to crops and buildings.

6. Frost: When the temperature is below freezing point, frost will form, causing damage to crops and other plants.

7. Cold wave: Cold wave refers to the rapid movement of strong cold air, which leads to a sudden drop in temperature, strong wind, rain, snow and frost. Sometimes it will bring disasters such as snowstorms and sandstorms.