英语课程计划-World Meteorological

Every year on the 23rd of March, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) celebrates World Meteorological Day (WMD). This is the date in 1950 that the WMO was created. A year later, it became a specialized agency of the United Nations to observe t

47岁英国人自己播送天气预报

According to the Daily Mail, on August 16, Simon Cansick , a 47-year-old British citizen, got so fed up with the wrong weather forecasters from the national meteorological bureau that he decided to start predicting the weather using his own equipment

酷热现象可能与气候变化有关

AS IT IS 2015-07-12 Intense Heat May Be Linked to Climate Change 酷热现象可能与气候变化有关 A massive heat wave is killing people in many countries around the world. Victims need water and other cooling measures. Untreated heat stroke ca

Cold snap with rain to hit China

BEIJING, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Cold front with temperature drop was forecast in north China and heavy rainfall will hit most of south China over the next three days, meteorological authorities said on Saturday. Lasting warm weather still remains unsee

6.0 magnitude earthquake jolts Taiwan's Pingtung

BEIJING/TAIPEI, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- A 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan's Pingtung at 10:34 Beijing Time (02:34 GMT) on Sunday, said the China earthquake network center (CENC). The epicenter was monitored at 22.8 degrees north latitude and 120.8 de

Typhoon Damrey lands in E China

JINAN, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Typhoon Damrey made landfall in east China's Jiangsu province on Thursday night, bringing gales and rains to Jiangsu and its neighbouring Shandong province. Damrey, the tenth typhoon of the year, came ashore near the Chenjia

北极异常升温让科学家不解

Scientists are struggling to understand why a burst of scary warming at the North Pole has pushed Arctic temperatures nearly 20C higher than normal for this time of year. 科学家们感到费解，北极突然出现的可怕变暖为何会导致北极

中国多地发布高温警报

The National Meteorological Center (NMC) has issued a yellow alert for high temperatures as China is entering the height of summer. A heat wave will hit central, eastern and northern China today with temperatures in some regions rising to around 40 d

China issues sandstorm alert for northwest regions

BEIJING, April 22 (Xinhua) -- China's meteorological authorities on Sunday issued a blue alert, the lowest level in the warning system, against sandstorms that are expected to hit the country's northwest regions. The National Meteorological Center (N

China maintains blue alert for cold wave

BEIJING, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- China's National Meteorological Center(NMC) on Saturday kept its blue alert for the severe cold wave that is sweaping many northern China regions. The observatory said temperature drop will continue to decline from the we

China uses PM 2.5 in weather alert system

BEIJING, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- China's meteorological authority has introduced a new weather warning system for smog which will use readings of PM 2.5, a particle pollutant. The announcement comes as thick haze chokes many cities. The National Meteorol

China issues alert for foggy weather

BEIJING, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- China's meteorological authorities on Saturday issued a blue-coded alert for fog in most parts of the country's central and northern provinces from Saturday night to Sunday morning. Most parts of north China, southwest Ch

Over 326,000 people affected in north China rainstorm

TAIYUAN, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- More than 326,000 people have been affected after heavy rain battered a county in Lvliang city, in north China's Shanxi province, local authorities said Wednesday. Torrential rains lashed 512 villages of Linxian county las

Fog to hit central, E China

BEIJING, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- China's meteorological authorities said Monday that central and east China will be shrouded in fog through Tuesday morning. The National Meteorological Center (NMC) issued a blue alert for the fog. Blue is the lowest leve

北京市计划将雾霾纳入气象灾害种类

Beijing is considering listing smog as a meteorological disaster, but the move has been questioned. 北京正考虑将霾列为气象灾害，但此举引发了质疑。 The legal committee of the Beijing Municipal People's Congress started work on t

Cold snap to sweep through China

Cold snap to sweep through China BEIJING, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- China's central and eastern regions will experience temperature drops in coming days, while the southern parts will receive moderate to heavy rain, the national meteorological watchdog for

Eleven Ways to Reduce Morning Stress

Eleven Ways to Reduce Morning Stress Lose an hour in the morning, and you will be all day hunting for it.Richard Whately Mornings can be the most stressful part of our day if we fail to manage our time and health needs appropriately. Many of us deal

Rain forecast in south, southwest China

BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- China's meteorological authority said Sunday that strong rain will be seen in the country's southern and southwestern regions over the next three days. Rain will fall in Yunnan province from Sunday to Monday, with its centr

Tropical storm Kai-Tak approaches south China

BEIJING, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Kai-Tak, the 13th tropical storm of the year, is approaching China's southern regions, the country's meteorological authority forecast Tuesday. Kai-Tak, moving northwest at a speed of 15 to 20 km per hour, will graze or l

Gale, hail to hit Beijing

BEIJING, July 28 (Xinhua) -- The observatory of Beijing on Saturday issued a blue alert for strong wind and hails in northeastern suburban region of the city. Strong wind, rains and hails are expected to hit northern Huairou District and Miyun County