How can we prevent typhoons? What are the advantages and disadvantages of this weather?

"Mangosteen" blew down the "dry seas and rotten stones" in Shenzhen; Raymond lam, Asa and Xiong Dailin put herringbone seals on the windows to protect against the typhoon. Even after a typhoon in Shanwei, Guangdong Province, some coins of the Republic of China were blown out. ...

Of course, the biggest space should focus on all kinds of economic losses caused by "Mangosteen" and the relief to the disaster areas. China's response to the typhoon has also won praise from all countries. Typhoons have existed since ancient times, so how did our ancestors prevent this devastating natural disaster thousands of years ago?

There are two theories about the origin of the word "typhoon". One is tone sandhi, that is, there are "gale" and "typhoon platform" in Cantonese and Minnan, and even the Dutch occupation of Taiwan Province Province is based on the character of typhoon in Greek epic.

The other is the simple origin theory, because many typhoons entered the mainland through the Taiwan Province Strait, hence the name. In any case, the records of typhoons in ancient China are mainly concentrated in the coastal areas of Guangdong and Fujian, and the related prevention and control actions are naturally centered on this.

For some countries, typhoons have not brought all disasters. Kublai Khan's two expeditions to Japan were defeated by typhoons.

According to records, in mid-August, 128 1,140,000 Yuan troops arrived in Kyushu port by two mighty warships, but they happened to encounter a typhoon in midsummer. South Korean sailors realized this in advance and tried to steer the ship to the high seas to avoid danger, but it was too late.

In the face of the thunderous wind, these soldiers standing proudly in the northern grassland have no resistance. They were either buried in the sea or trapped on the island and slaughtered or captured by the Japanese. Only 30,000 people survived.

It was not until the last century that people were able to salvage the relics of Yuan Shizu Fleet in the waters near the battlefield. Japan, as the biggest beneficiary of two typhoons, in that era when the emperor was deified, the legend of "kamikaze" became a life-saving straw to unite the confidence of the island people.

However, for most countries, typhoons bring more loss of property and even life. During the period of 1000 years since the Tang Dynasty, we can often see the records of typhoon raging in historical documents.

For example, on the first day of July in the fifth year of Dade in the Yuan Dynasty, "the wind was blowing hard, the roof tiles were flying, the sea overflowed, the tide was 45 feet high, people and animals died, houses were damaged, and more than 17 thousand people were lost."

In September of the ninth year of Yongle, Leizhou Prefecture was flooded by a hurricane and torrential rain, and Suixi, Haikang and other places drowned 1600 people. On July 14th, 24th Wanli of Ming Dynasty, Wuchuan House was hit by a hurricane, and a boat flew over the house.

Throughout the ages, typhoon disasters have been common in history books. Because it is often accompanied by mountain torrents and mudslides, it can be described as Conan the destroyer, and the harm is immeasurable.

Did China's ancestors have the ability to predict typhoons, so as to nip in the bud?

Because there is no high-tech equipment such as meteorological satellites, people can only make predictions by experience based on natural phenomena such as animal habitats or color changes of clouds. There is a saying in the southeast coast that "thunder stops at three stations in June and comes at nine stations in July". I believe that as long as it thunders in June, there will definitely be no typhoon; Once it thunders in July, typhoons will follow.

In the late Qing Dynasty, Shi Hongbao traveled to and from Jiangxi and Fujian all the year round. According to the local mountains, rivers, climate and folk customs, he wrote "Fujian Miscellaneous Notes", which introduced: "Whenever a typhoon comes, there will be fish-shaped clouds floating in the air. If the cloud color is white, it indicates that the typhoon is about to ease; If the clouds are black, then the typhoon must be violent. "

Regarding the movement law of typhoons, Jiaqing's Leizhou County Records records that if the wind blows from the northeast, it must first go north and then west; If the wind blows from the northwest, it must first go north, then east. In short, it will end in the south. If it doesn't end in the south, the typhoon will come again for the second time.

It is said that even today, the weather forecast obtained by satellites is often inaccurate, and the actual effect of the ancients' "seeing the weather from the clouds" can be imagined. These empirical predictions are mainly to alert officials and the public, and the key is to see how to deal with the typhoon.

As early as the Paleolithic Age, our ancestors had some experience in building site selection. According to archaeological research, all natural caves discovered in China since the Paleolithic period have the same rule: the entrance rarely faces north, which is to avoid the cold wind in winter.

After thousands of years, geomantic omen continued to develop, and "storing wind and gathering gas" became an important principle of building site selection, that is, there are mountains (Xuanwu) in the north, mountains (white tiger and suzaku) in the west and south, and rivers or avenues (Qinglong) in the east.

In this way, the cold wind in the north can be blocked in winter and the southeast wind can be introduced in summer.