China suffering from drought finally introduced a ``huge rain drone'', and the risk of flooding suddenly emerged this time as it rained too much



In China, which has been hit by a historic drought and is suffering from energy shortages due to water shortages and suspension of hydroelectric power generation, an attempt was made to artificially rain by scattering particles that form the basis of rain clouds using a huge drone. As a result, heavy rain fell in some areas, but it is reported that the risk of flooding has increased this time because the water retention capacity of the soil has decreased due to the effects of drying.

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On August 25, 2022, China Central Television (CCTV), China's state-run television station, announced that the Artificial Weather Operation Center of the China Meteorological Administration and the Sichuan Provincial Meteorological Bureau jointly dispatched two large drones to the northern and southeastern parts of the province. announced that it had conducted an artificial rainfall operation.

Sichuan Province, which includes the Sichuan Basin in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, has been experiencing extreme heat and drought since July. Due to the power shortage caused by this, a Toyota plant in Sichuan Province was forced to

suspend operations , and a Honda plant was closed in Chongqing, an industrial city adjacent to the province to the east. Japanese manufacturers are also suffering from the drought.

In order to deal with these problems, China has been conducting an artificial rainfall operation for more than 10 years by launching artificial rainfall agents such as silver iodide into the air with rockets, but it will be carried out from August 25 to 29, 2022. In this operation, a large drone covering an area of 6000 square kilometers was introduced.



Whether this strategy was successful, the long-awaited rain fell in Sichuan Province and Chongqing City on the 28th. is on the rise and experts are on high alert.

The Chongqing meteorological bureau told local residents, ``Be prepared for the risk of floods and landslides, as the ongoing drought has hardened the hillside slopes and reduced their ability to absorb fast-moving water. '' and called attention.

According to a survey by China's agricultural sector, the 2022 heat wave will be the worst since records began more than 60 years ago. In particular, southern China is experiencing the longest heat wave and drought on record.

China has been hit by record high temperatures and droughts this summer, along with frequent surges in flood waters, with climate change making them more frequent and more severe, researchers said. I was.

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