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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2010, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (18): 415-418.

Special Issue: 现代农业发展与乡村振兴 农业气象

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Lightning disaster status and suggestions of protection of country in Chongqing

  

  • Received:2010-03-19 Revised:2010-05-12 Online:2011-09-20 Published:2011-09-20

Abstract: 【Abstract】: In order to know clearly the status and time-space distribution of lightning disaster,disaster cause and control countermeasure of country in Chongqing,this paper analysed the status and time-space distribution of lightning disaster,disaster environment and receptor of country based on the eleven-year lightning disasters data in 34 representation stations of Chongqing during 1998~2008. The preliminary conclusions is as below:①the times of lightning disasters are basically the same as it of the region thunderstorm days:the trend is one-year high and another year low or two-year high and another year low;②the lightning disaster mostly occurs in city,and the number of accident and economic loss in city is far more than that in country;③there are two density centers of lightning disaster in Chongqing:the main citys and its eastern areas,Qianjiang and Xiushan;④the casualties are main in country(92.7%)and usually occur indoors,which is far more than that occur outdoors;⑤the economic loss and amount are mainly in public facilities,electric equipments and building,these indicate that the direct lightning and lightning surge are the main ways caused disasters; ⑥in view of existing situation in country,these countermeasures are given.