Natural disasters 200 1

Climate disaster [Northern Spring Drought] 200 1 is another severe drought year after 1999 and 2000, especially in northern China, especially in Shanxi, Shandong, Henan and Liaoning provinces. [Typhoon] 200 1 year, there are 25 typhoons in the northwest Pacific and South China Sea. Among them, nine typhoons landed in China successively, and the number of landings was more than normal. Among them, five typhoons landed in July, the highest in the same period in the past 50 years. The economic losses caused by typhoons are heavier than in previous years. [Sandstorm] In 200 1 year, sandstorms and sandstorms appeared earlier, more frequently and affected a wide range, which was worse than that in 2000, when sandstorms were frequent. At the beginning of 200 1, strong winds, floating dust, sand blowing and sandstorms occurred in Hexi Corridor and parts of Inner Mongolia, affecting parts of North China including Beijing. From March to May, there are 18 dusty days with different ranges and intensities, totaling 45 days, accounting for about 50% of the total days in spring. [Extremely cold in Northeast China] In winter, unusually cold weather occurs in Northeast China and eastern Inner Mongolia. Except for 65438+mid-February in 2000 and late February in 2006 1, the temperature in the other seven ten days was obviously low. Among them, the temperature in most areas was 4 ~ 8℃ lower in early June and early February.

The earthquake disaster is 200 1 year, and there are 35 earthquakes of magnitude 5 or above in China. Among them, there were 30 earthquakes of magnitude 5, 4 earthquakes of magnitude 6 and 8 earthquakes 1 time. Since the end of the Dangxiong195118 earthquake in Tibet, there has not been an earthquake of magnitude 8 in Chinese mainland.

The four earthquakes of magnitude 6 occurred in Mani, Tibet on March 5, Yajiang, Sichuan on June 23, Yilan, Taiwan Province on June 14, and Yongsheng, Yunnan on June 27, 65438/KLOC-0.

In 200 1 year, there were 12 earthquake disasters in Chinese mainland, and about10.5 million people were affected by * *, and the affected area was about 25,000 square kilometers. Nine people died, seriously injured 4 1 person, slightly injured 700 people, and the direct economic loss reached 1.48 billion yuan.

Geological disasters are 200 1 year, and there are 5,793 geological disasters such as debris flow and ground collapse in China. Among them, there were more than 240 major geological disasters, resulting in 788 deaths and direct economic losses of nearly 3.5 billion yuan. Yunnan province with the largest number of deaths, 19 1 person; Followed by Hunan, Sichuan, Chongqing, Guizhou and Guangdong. They are 146, 108, 82, 6 1 54 respectively. This year, eight provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government caused serious direct economic losses due to geological disasters. They are Yunnan, Hunan, Chongqing, Guangdong, Sichuan, Hubei, Shandong and Liaoning.

Marine disasters 200 1 China marine disasters belong to the year with moderate emphasis. In the whole year, the direct economic loss caused by marine disasters was about 654.38+0 billion yuan, the number of deaths and missing persons was 40 1 person, and the affected population was about 65.438+0.4 million.

Statistics of major marine disasters in 2006 5438+0

Economic loss of death and missing type (person) 1 100 million yuan)

Storm surge 6 times 136 87.0

Red tide 77 times-10.0

Huge waves at sea for 329 days 265 3. 1

Total -40 1 100. 1

Measures and actions