Guangxi - China   2025-01-28   Tuesday   23.96N, 109.68E

Xiangzhou

Guangxi - China
2025-01-28

Xiangzhou County Meteorological Observatory updates orange drought warning signal

Issue date: 2025-01-27T16:40+08:00

The Xiangzhou County Meteorological Observatory will continue to issue an orange drought warning signal at 16:40 on January 27, 2025: Currently, the comprehensive index of meteorological drought in Xiangzhou County is from severe drought to extreme drought, and it is expected that meteorological drought will continue for the next week. Please pay attention to drought prevention and relief work. Please pay attention to the safety of using electricity and fire. It is strictly prohibited to use fire in the wild to prevent fires from occurring; Reasonable scheduling and scientific water use.

Description

It is expected that the meteorological drought index will reach severe drought in the next week (meteorological drought is once in 25-50 years), or more than 40% of crops in a certain county (district) will be affected by drought.

Guidelines

1. Relevant departments and units do a good job of emergency response to drought prevention in accordance with their duties;

2. Relevant departments use emergency standby water sources, dispatch all available water sources within their jurisdiction, and give priority to guaranteeing urban and rural residents' domestic water and livestock drinking water;

3. Reduce urban water supply indicators and give priority to irrigation water for cash crops, and restrict large amounts of agricultural irrigation water;

4. Restrict non-productive high water consumption and service industry water use, and restrict the discharge of industrial sewage;

5. The meteorological department shall conduct artificial precipitation enhancement operations in a timely manner.