"It's been a long time since I've seen this much snow! On February 21, Ms. Ding, a citizen of Qingdao, sighed.
From the evening of February 19, a blizzard that has not been encountered in 9 years has decorated Qingdao, a city that does not have much snow, into a world of ice and snow. On the night of the 20th, Qingdao once again ushered in snowfall, this time not only snow, but also freezing rain and ice particles. On the night of the 21st, Qingdao experienced light to moderate snow again. According to the process precipitation report released by Qingdao multiple departments, from 18 o'clock on February 19 to 6 o'clock on the 22nd, sleet, freezing rain, ice particles and pure snow appeared in Qingdao City, and the average precipitation in the city was 125 mm.
Since the snow on December 20, 2023, this is the fourth snowfall in Qingdao this winter, and it has reached the level of a blizzard. In this regard, the "flattered" Qingdao netizens also made frequent jokes: "Qingdao finally looks like a northern city", "Qingdao has finally successfully joined the 'snow group chat' of the sister city", "The seagulls on the pier woke up and thought they had returned to their hometown", "I have been in Qingdao for eight years, and the snow I have seen in the first seven years is not as much as the snow I have seen in the eighth year", ......
While this round of rain and snow brings surprise and romance to people, it also has an adverse impact on transportation. How does a "snow-poor" city deal with "menacing snow"?
It was "hard to find a piece of snow".
Ms. Ding has lived in Qingdao for nearly 20 years, and in her memory, it rarely snows in Qingdao. "Most often, the occasional snowflake melts on the ground. It's been a long time since I've seen snow like this. ”
It is reported that the last time there was a blizzard in Qingdao was on November 26, 2015, and the snowfall in Pingdu and Laixi was 126 mm, 103 mm. In the past five years, the number of snowfall days in Qingdao has been less than normal, with the least snowfall days in 2023 and the highest snowfall days in 2020, reaching 13 days. Data from 2012 to 2021 shows that the average number of snowfall days per year is only 118 days, compared to the 70s of the 20th century, the number of snow days is more than forty percent. Meteorological experts said that this has something to do with the impact of global climate change on the regional climate of Qingdao.
Both coastal cities on the Shandong Peninsula, why do Yantai and Weihai have the title of "snow nest", but Qingdao is "hard to find"? In this regard, the explanation of meteorological experts is that this is mainly related to the geographical location - the Shandong Peninsula often blows northwest winds in winter, and the warm and humid airflow on the Bohai Bay is affected by the cold air coming down from the north. If the offensive of cold air is relatively strong, Qingdao will be able to follow the snow, or form a "systematic return", and Qingdao will have heavy snow. In addition, Qingdao is located in a concave harbor on the topography, which is more affected by the ocean, and the temperature is high, even if there is water vapor, it is difficult to form snow.
The blizzard was produced by the combination of sufficient water vapor brought by the south-branch trough and cold air in the middle and high latitudes of the north. "In general, cold air is more active in winter, and the warm and humid airflow has been relatively strong recently, and the combination of strong cold air and warm and humid airflow will produce heavy snowfall. Jiang Dunshuang, chief forecaster of Qingdao Meteorological Observatory, explained.
Go to Weihai to learn from the scriptures.
This round of heavy snowfall and strong winds has a long duration and a large cooling range, and the risk of snow and road ice is high, which has a great impact on the safety of citizens. Especially for a city that doesn't get a lot of snow, how to deal with blizzard efficiently and calmly is indeed a huge test.
At 23:45 on February 19, the Office of the Special Emergency Headquarters for Urban Ice and Snow Disasters in Qingdao issued a yellow warning for urban ice and snow disasters, launched an emergency response to urban ice and snow disasters, and organized 335 snow clearing teams in various districts and citiesMore than 460,000 snow clearing team members are equipped with sprinkler trucks, transport vehicles, spreaders, snow brushes, snow shovels and other vehicles and equipment to put into front-line snow clearing and de-icing operations. At the same time, all districts, cities, departments and units are required to adhere to the work requirements of taking snow as the order, clearing with the fall, the road in the snow and the road with the snow stopping, insisting on the mechanical snow clearing, the artificial snow clearing as the supplement, and the scientific use of snow melting agents, insisting on the first bridge and then the road, the main road first and then the branch road, the first slope road and then the flat road, insisting on the combination of cleaning and transportation with the next and the same time as the cleaning, cleaning and external transportation, and insisting on the combination of snow clearing and the protection of urban green space and municipal facilities, so as to improve the efficiency and quality of snow clearing.
The reporter inquired and learned that on January 24, 2023 and February 4, 2024, the Qingdao Urban Ice and Snow Disaster Special Emergency Command Office also issued a yellow warning for urban ice and snow disasters and launched an urban ice and snow disaster-level emergency response.
People who have lived in Weihai should be familiar with Weihai, although Weihai is a "snow nest", but will not nest snow, with high efficiency and high quality of snow clearing and won the hearts of the people, one of its practices is "follow the clear", and there are strict requirements for the completion time limit of road snow clearing. Has Qingdao also learned from the mature experience of its sister cities, which have been through a hundred battles?
The reporter got a positive answer from the staff of Qingdao City Administration. "In order to efficiently clear snow and ice and minimize the adverse impact of snowfall on the work and life of citizens, at the beginning of February, that is, after the last snowfall, our relevant leaders led a team to Weihai to learn their experience in snow clearing and anti-skid operations. The above-mentioned staff member said.
Qingdao has adopted a new approach in its response to the heavy snowfall from February 20 to 22. "We not only stocked up on anti-slip materials such as snow melting agent, anti-slip sand, and grass mats to the maximum, but also arranged slippery points in advance for backup. After the snowfall on the evening of the 19th, the professional snow clearing force immediately put into the snow clearing and anti-skid work, clearing the snow while the bottom, which greatly improved the snow clearing efficiency. The staff member said.
While learning from Weihai's mature snow clearing experience, Qingdao also needs to continue to explore suitable working methods based on its own characteristics. "Qingdao is a hilly terrain, the terrain is undulating, there are many steep slopes, plus there are many elevated roads, ramps, bends and other slippery and easy to block points, which greatly increases the difficulty of snow clearing and deicing. The staff member said frankly.
In view of the current round of ice and snow, Qingdao has implemented a joint operation of professional snow clearing and socialized snow clearing. The roadways of urban expressways, viaducts, and main and secondary roads shall be professionally cleared, which shall be organized and implemented by the snow clearing team directly under the city and the snow clearing team directly under each district (city) in accordance with the division of responsibility areas. Roads, sidewalks, street passages, back streets, alleys, residential quarters, hospitals, schools, stations, airports, docks, shopping malls, bazaars and other areas outside the scope of specialized snow clearing shall be implemented by each district (city) to organize and implement it, and organize and mobilize the responsible units of the jurisdiction, community residents, units along the street and merchants, volunteers, social groups and other forces to carry out socialized snow clearing.
To this end, on February 19, Qingdao City also issued a special "Proposal for National Action to Clear Snow and Ice" to the city's party and government organs, enterprises and institutions, troops stationed in Qingdao, social organizations, schools, businesses along the streets, and the general public.
The whole people mobilized to clear the snow.
The whole people are mobilized and moved by the snow. Since the evening of February 19, countless defenders have devoted themselves to the work of clearing snow, working tirelessly, guarding the temperature of the city in the cold wind.
On the 19th and 20th, for two consecutive nights, Zhang Hui, the owner's representative of Qingdao Metro No. 1 Construction Company, and his colleagues insisted on shoveling ice and snow on the Liaoyang Road Expressway. Full length 2The 5-kilometer Liaoyang Road Expressway is the east-west traffic artery that runs through the main urban area of Qingdao, with a large slope, including Jinsong 4th Road west to east, Jinsong 5th Road east to west two lower bridges and Jinsong 4th Road east to west, Jinsong 5th Road west to east two upper bridge entrances and other four ramp bridges with a maximum slope of 5%, which will bring great safety hazards to vehicle traffic in case of snow and ice.
Ice on the road is more difficult than simply dealing with heavy snow, and more than 100 of us have not closed our eyes all night in the past two nights, conducting non-stop patrols on the entire expressway, and no one dares to be careless. Zhang Hui said. At about 7 o'clock in the morning of the 21st, after inspecting the whole road section, he changed the guard with his colleagues and returned to the dormitory to catch up on sleep.
At the same time, at the entrance of the community, back streets and alleys and in front of residential buildings in Hexi Community, Hexi Street, Shibei District, Qingdao City, a snow clearing team composed of community workers, volunteers, party members, retired soldiers, property workers, and enthusiastic residents was clearing ice and snow. "The snow was easy to clear yesterday morning, there was a freezing rain last night, and it was frozen this morning. When we arrived at 6:15 a.m., we found that we couldn't clean it, so we had to sprinkle snow melting agent first, and clean it up as soon as the ice melted. Liu Shaohua, deputy director of the Hexi Community Neighborhood Committee, said.
At about 8 o'clock in the morning, on the sidewalks on both sides of Donghai West Road, volunteers from various departments and all walks of life could be seen everywhere clearing snow and ice. "More than 100 party members and cadres of our detachment assembled at May Fourth Square at 7 o'clock in the morning to clear snow and ice. Qingdao City Comprehensive Administrative Law Enforcement Detachment General Office Level 4 Organizer Zhang Qi introduced. Due to the low temperature, some sections of the road are frozen hard and solid, which is very easy to slip, which brings certain difficulties to snow clearing and deicing. We have a clear division of labor and tacit understanding, one smash, two shovels, three pushes, and four sweeps, and quickly clear a safe and smooth road.
At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, in front of the Vanke Plaza of Future City on Siliu South Road, more than 20 shopping mall property staff were using shovels to clear the icy road. "As soon as we get to work in the morning, we have been cleaning a safe passage around the mall, trying to clean more so that pedestrians are safer. Staff member Mr. Wang said.
At 7 o'clock in the morning of February 22, 42 party members and more than 400 party members and cadres of the Municipal Urban Administration Bureau gathered and subcontracted road sections again, and went deep into key roads and important areas such as Shandong Road, Hong Kong Middle Road, Minjiang Road, Donghai West Road, and Macao Road. In the nearly two hours before work, he actively participated in the third round of snow clearing and de-icing, and cleared the snow on the sidewalks in some areas before the morning rush hour.
A snowfall not only shows the warmth and coldness of human feelings, but also tests the city's emergency management ability. In addition to snow and ice removal, there are more people in a wider range who are sticking to and busy to ensure the normal operation of the city.
As of 8 o'clock on February 21, 78 supervisors were dispatched in the field of hazardous chemicals in Qingdao and 49 enterprises were inspected; A total of 801 snow clearing teams have been dispatched in the field of urban snow clearing and ice removal60,000 people (times), 3,904 snow clearing machinery and vehicles (vehicles), and 3,312 roads (sections) were cleared and de-iced; In the field of transportation, the public security traffic police department has linked up with the urban management and municipal departments to carry out snow clearing and de-icing operations, and the road traffic is basically normal; In the field of maritime safety, all 5,553 fishing boats in the city have returned to port or taken shelter nearby; In the construction field, during the period of strong winds and rain, rain and snow, all construction sites suspend the installation and dismantling of lifting machinery, jacking, wall attachment operations, scaffolding erection, demolition, climbing frame lifting and other operations, and outdoor and high-altitude operations are strictly prohibited. A total of 553 people were dispatched by various heating enterprises in the city to inspect and inspect 1,298 heat exchange stations, and the city's heating coal inventory is sufficient to meet normal demand; In the field of culture and tourism, the cultural and tourism bureaus of all districts are required to remind the local cultural and tourism service operators to pay close attention to the early warning information and strengthen the response to extreme weather.
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