What preventive measures are there to deal with meteorological disasters? Please answer the geography question.

1, what is a disaster?

Meteorological disasters refer to the direct or indirect losses caused by atmospheric movement and evolution to human life and property, national economy and national defense construction. Such as rainstorm, blizzard, hail, gale, lightning, high temperature and drought.

Among all kinds of natural disasters, meteorological disasters account for more than 70%. There are about 400 million people affected by major meteorological disasters every year in China, resulting in economic losses accounting for about 1%-3% of GDP.

2. What are the common meteorological disasters?

Generally speaking, Spring Festival travel rush is dominated by late spring cold and strong wind, with heavy rain, hail, thunderstorm, high temperature and drought in summer, frost and low temperature cold damage in autumn and cold wave and blizzard in winter. Some of them are inter-seasonal, and droughts may occur all year round.

Second, disaster countermeasures

3. What should I do in the face of meteorological disasters?

The working people in our country have accumulated a lot of experience in the long-term struggle against meteorological disasters, which can be summarized as the "nine-word policy".

One is learning. We should learn all kinds of meteorological disasters and risk avoidance knowledge.

The second is preparation. Prepare personal and family materials. It is recommended that families prepare ten disaster prevention items: clean water, food, commonly used drugs, umbrellas, flashlights, cold-proof supplies and daily necessities, radios, mobile phones, ropes, and appropriate cash. If you have a baby, you need to prepare baby products such as milk powder, bottles and diapers; There are old people, but also crutches, specific drugs and so on.

The third is listening. Listen to (watch) the disaster information released by meteorological departments at all levels in time through formal channels such as television, radio and newspapers, and do not listen to rumors.

The fourth is inspection. Pay close attention to the changes in the surrounding environment. Once the abnormal phenomenon is found, report it to the relevant departments as soon as possible, and ask the professional departments to judge and provide countermeasures. Also, choose a safe place to avoid the disaster before the disaster.

The fifth one is broken. In disaster relief operations, we must first cut off the disaster sources that may cause secondary disasters, such as electricity, gas and water.

The sixth is resistance. Once a disaster happens, we should have a good attitude and face it calmly. Rural cadres should lead everyone to actively avoid risks and resist disasters.

The seventh is saving. Make use of some learned rescue knowledge to organize self-help and mutual rescue, such as self-help and mutual rescue when fleeing from floods and fires; Timely use the prepared drugs to rescue the wounded and sick; Pay special attention to health and epidemic prevention.

Eight is insurance. In addition to personal protection, actively participate in disaster prevention insurance, such as personal accident insurance and crop insurance. , reduce economic losses.

Nine is acting. According to the characteristics of local meteorological disasters, rural party branches and village committees should cooperate with relevant departments to formulate emergency plans for meteorological disasters, check the implementation of measures and organize disaster prevention drills before the arrival of meteorological disaster-prone seasons.