Recently, Chongqing Municipal Meteorological Bureau and Sichuan Provincial Meteorological Bureau sent letters to NCC respectively, expressing thankfulness to NCC in supporting and boosting them in drought monitoring and prediction.
The letter says, NCC provided timely support in the vital moment, on instruction of short-term climate prediction, analysis on cause of hot wave and drought, and abundant information on decision-making services. Especially, a working group led by Dr. Dong Wenjie, Director-General of NCC, visited Chongqing for field investigation and specific direction, which greatly encouraged the local meteorological staff. With the great support and direction, the local meteorological departments went all out for the drought relief and disaster mitigation, providing accurate, timely, scientific and efficient information for decision-making services on hot wave and drought, successfully implemented weather modification. The Chongqing and Sichuan meteorological bureaus accomplished the mission of meteorological services on the extremely severe hot wave and drought, played an important role in drought relief.