Xinhua News Agency, Shenyang, May 9th, in March, the precipitation in Liaoning province is seriously insufficient. The average precipitation in the whole province is 21.7mm, which is 57.5% less than the average for many years. Among them, the average precipitation in the western region is 82.3% less than the average for many years, and the days without effective rainfall have reached more than 60 days. The latest statistics of Liaoning flood control and drought relief headquarters show that the province’s over 16 million mu of farmland is short of moisture, “shouting thirst”, among which the drought in Jinzhou, Fuxin and Chaoyang in western Liaoning is more serious.
It is understood that at the beginning of May, a rainfall process occurred in Liaoning province, but the precipitation in western Liaoning was relatively small, which had limited effect on relieving drought. As the temperature rises and the wind plus-sized, the drought in western Liaoning may continue to develop, and the spring sowing situation is not optimistic.
The telemetry monitoring of soil moisture across the province by the hydrological department of Liaoning province shows that the soil moisture in most areas of Chaoyang and Fuxin is seriously insufficient; The soil moisture in Dalian, Huludao and some areas of Jinzhou is insufficient; The soil moisture in other areas is basically suitable.
Up to now, the lack of soil moisture in the whole province covers an area of 16.2076 million mu, and the drought is mainly concentrated in western Liaoning, among which 4.7004 million mu in Jinzhou City, 4.7873 million mu in Fuxin City, 4.28 million mu in Chaoyang city and 2.2819 million mu in Huludao city; at present, 1500 people have difficulty drinking water due to drought.
In response to the drought that has occurred, Liaoning flood control and drought relief headquarters has sent working groups to various places to check the drought and guide the drought relief work. The water delivery project of Dahuofang Reservoir, the largest reservoir in the province, has transferred 0.19 billion cubic meters of water, and 23243 rural drinking water projects have been built to ensure the drinking water safety of 15.87 million rural people. The meteorological department actively carried out artificial precipitation enhancement operations and organized two large-scale artificial precipitation enhancement operations, with a cumulative increase of 0.439 billion cubic meters of precipitation.
According to the forecast of the Meteorological Department, most areas in Liaoning province will still be windy and rainy in the next 10 days, and the drought in western Liaoning is difficult to be lifted temporarily.
Xinhua News Agency, Shenyang, May 9th, in March, the precipitation in Liaoning province is seriously insufficient. The average precipitation in the whole province is 21.7mm, which is 57.5% less than the average for many years. Among them, the average precipitation in the western region is 82.3% less than the annual average, which is ineffective.