What unit does the Meteorological Bureau belong to?

Under normal circumstances, the Meteorological Bureau belongs to public institutions. The Meteorological Bureau is a government department, which mainly provides weather forecast, climate forecast, drought monitoring and forecasting, weather modification, agrometeorology, lightning protection and other services. In China, Meteorological Bureau generally refers to China Meteorological Bureau and its subordinate units.

China Meteorological Bureau, formerly known as the Meteorological Bureau of the Central Military Commission, was first established in 65438+February, 1949, and was later changed from the institution directly under the State Council to the institution directly under the State Council in 1994. The national meteorological departments implement unified leadership and hierarchical management. The meteorological cause in China is a scientific and basic social welfare cause.

The significance of meteorological bureau

China is a big agricultural country, and the weather has a great influence on the development of agriculture. In ancient China, there was a saying that "depending on the weather for food". However, China is a typical country with monsoon climate, with complex terrain, frequent meteorological disasters such as floods, droughts, blizzards, sandstorms, fog, hail and continuous rain.

According to statistics, the economic losses caused by climate disasters account for 70% of the total losses caused by natural disasters, and the disasters caused by drought account for more than 50% of the total disasters. At the same time, China is still one of the countries suffering from hail disaster. Therefore, reducing the impact of meteorological disasters and actively preventing and reducing disasters are of vital importance to the sustainable development of our country.