Xinhua News Agency+| Several Northern Regions Actively Prevent and Respond to High Temperature Weather Warning during the Dragon Boat Festival Holiday | High Temperature | Weather
During the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, many northern regions experienced high temperatures. Following the upgraded release of the first high-temperature orange warning of the year at 18:00 on June 22, the Central Meteorological Observatory continued to issue a high-temperature orange warning on June 23. It is expected that the highest temperature in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong, northern and eastern Henan will be between 37 ℃ and 39 ℃ on June 23, with some areas reaching around 40 ℃.
On June 23rd, the thermometer showed that the outdoor temperature in Beijing exceeded 40 ℃. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Muzi
The Dragon Boat Festival coincides with the peak of tourism travel. While doing a good job in heatstroke prevention in popular tourist destinations, many places actively respond to the impact of high temperatures on people's livelihoods such as water supply and power supply, ensuring the smooth and orderly production and life of the people during the holiday.
The continuous high temperature weather has triggered frequent warnings from various regions. After upgrading the emergency response to a major meteorological disaster to level III at 18:00 on the 22nd, Hebei Province continued to issue a high temperature red warning on the 23rd. It is expected that the highest temperature in most areas of the province will reach 37 ℃ to 39 ℃ in the afternoon of the 23rd, and some areas can reach 40 ℃ to 42 ℃.
The Shandong Provincial Meteorological Observatory continued to issue a red warning for high temperatures at 6:00 am on the 23rd. It is expected that the highest temperature in inland areas on the 23rd will be between 38 ℃ and 42 ℃, with some areas reaching above 43 ℃. Some areas will reach or exceed historical extremes during the same period.
On the first day of the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, Tianjin upgraded its orange high-temperature warning to a red one. On the 23rd, the hot weather in Tianjin continued, with the highest temperature in most areas reaching or approaching 40 ℃. The Tianjin Meteorological Observatory predicts that the highest local temperature will still reach 40 ℃ on the 24th.
The Henan Provincial Meteorological Observatory issued an orange high-temperature warning on the evening of the 22nd, stating that during the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, the highest local temperature in Henan will be above 40 ℃. Wei Lu, Deputy Director and Senior Engineer of Henan Provincial Meteorological Service Center, stated that the high temperature weather this time has lasted for a long time, with the highest temperature being high, and there is a risk of heatstroke due to high temperatures. It is recommended that the public reduce travel during high temperature periods, and outdoor or high-temperature operators should take heatstroke prevention measures.
The Nandaihe International Entertainment Center scenic area in Qinhuangdao has added equipment such as sunshades and showers on the beach. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Du Yifang
High temperatures cannot hinder the enthusiasm of tourists for travel. Various tourist attractions in Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province have actively responded to the dual test of "scorching heat and peak tourism". In the tourist center of the Nandaihe International Entertainment Center in Qinhuangdao, Huoxiang Zhengqi Water, cooling oil and other heatstroke prevention drugs are neatly arranged, and service supplies such as cold boiled water and disposable paper cups are readily available. The scenic area has also prepared emergency medicine at relatively crowded amusement and water play areas, and added sunshades and shower equipment on the beach.
During the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, the picking of mulberry fruits from the ancient mulberry trees along the ancient Yellow River in Xiajin, Shandong is coming to an end. In response to the high temperature, the scenic spots such as Debai Tourism Town in Xiajin County have added free drinking water supply points, sunshades, sunshades, sunstroke prevention spray and other facilities, prepared mung bean soup for tourists and staff to prevent heatstroke, equipped with medical kits, and provided sunstroke prevention supplies such as essential balm and dew water.
The continuous high temperature weather has led to an increase in demand for electricity and energy. In Kaifeng City, Henan Province, in order to ensure reliable power supply for the power grid during the continuous high temperature period, more than 80 operation and maintenance personnel from State Grid Kaifeng Weishi Power Supply Company carried out inspections of important power supply lines and equipment under the high temperature, recording the operation of each line and equipment one by one, and promptly eliminating any defects found.
Lu Qiang, General Manager of State Grid Kaifeng Weishi Power Supply Company, introduced that the company has established a demand side response linkage mechanism between city and county level dispatch and marketing, launched special emergency duty during high-temperature and high load periods, strengthened special patrol and protection forces for line equipment during high-temperature and high load periods, and ensured the safe and stable operation of the power grid during high-temperature periods.
In the face of hot weather, to ensure stable and safe power supply, State Grid Baoding Power Supply Company vigorously promotes demand side load management, signs demand response cooperation agreements with more than a thousand industrial and commercial enterprises, and guides industrial enterprises to arrange staggered maintenance and adjust air conditioning temperature during peak hours of large commercial complexes.
The Communist Party member service team of State Grid Gaobeidian Power Supply Company carefully inspected switches, electricity meters, and internal circuit equipment for residents.
In terms of water supply, with the rise of temperature, since June, the daily water supply within the water supply service scope of Tianjin Water Group has reached a historical high of 2.27 million tons to 2.35 million tons. In order to fully ensure the water quality and water supply safety under high temperature weather, all water plants under Tianjin Water Group have strengthened the full process water quality monitoring from the water source to the faucet. "At present, with the sharp increase in water consumption in the urban area, we have increased the number of manual inspections in the membrane workshop to ensure the safe use of water by the people," said the relevant person in charge of Lingzhuang Water Plant of Tianjin Water Group.
The continuous high temperature poses significant challenges to workers who continue to hold onto their positions. At the Zhengzhou Jinshui River Comprehensive Improvement Project of China Construction Seventh Bureau Installation Company located in Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, the company adjusted the construction time, organized workers to work in staggered shifts, grasped both ends tightly, avoided the middle, and did not work during the high temperature period at noon to ensure the health and safety of workers. The project leader Mei Kai introduced that the company has launched the "Summer Cooling" activity, brewing cool mung bean soup, herbal tea, preparing chilled watermelons, etc. to be sent to the construction site, allowing workers to feel cool during construction breaks.
The outdoor worker station in Shengdisaster Community, Dingzigu Street, Hongqiao District, Tianjin provides a summer coolness for outdoor workers such as delivery boys and sanitation workers who are still on duty during holidays. Yan Zijie, Secretary of the Party Committee and Director of the Neighborhood Committee of Shengdisaster Community, introduced, "In response to the high temperature weather, we have brought products such as cool oil, ice cold stickers, and summer cooling tea to outdoor labor stations."
The audience is visiting the Tianjin Museum to cool off. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Huang Jianglin
Experts suggest that in the event of high temperatures, the public should try to avoid outdoor activities and work during the hottest hours of the afternoon. When staying outdoors for a long time, attention should be paid to replenishing water, sun protection, and body temperature changes to avoid heatstroke or heat stroke.
