jiangsu Province has a wide range of meteorological disasters and their impact, making it one of the provinces in China where meteorological disasters occur more frequently. The main meteorological disasters include rainstorm, severe convection, flood, thunder and lightning, etc. Meteorological disasters all over the province occur in four seasons: for example, low temperature and overcast rain mainly occur in spring, rainstorm and flood in early summer, high temperature and drought, typhoon in midsummer, heavy fog and continuous rain in autumn, low temperature and freezing damage and cold wave in winter, etc
The occurrence of various meteorological disasters has a significant impact on agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, fishing, transportation, industry, and other aspects. jiangsu Province has a dense population, dense urban areas, developed economy, and busy transportation. The occurrence of meteorological disasters often causes huge economic losses and loss of people's lives and property. At the same time, it can also trigger other types of derivative disasters, such as traffic congestion, power grid failures, disease outbreaks, and agricultural pest and disease outbreaks
On October 31, 2023, the official website of jiangsu Provincial Geological Bureau announced that as of the end of 2022, there were a total of 882 geological hazard hidden points in jiangsu Province (408 collapses, 383 landslides, 81 ground collapses, and 10 ground fissures), threatening a population of about 13000 and threatening property worth more than 1.26 billion yuan. Among them, there are 181 important geological hazards (55 collapses, 79 landslides, 46 ground collapses, and 1 ground fissure), mainly concentrated in low mountain and hilly areas such as Ningzhen and Xulian
After Emperor Qin Shi Huang unified China, the system of prefectures and counties was implemented. During the Qin Dynasty, the northern part of Jiangsu Province was divided into Sishui County, Donghai County, and Langye County, while the southern part of
In 581 AD, Emperor Wen of Sui unified China, with the northern part of Jiangsu roughly belonging to Xuzhou and the area south of the Huai River roughly belonging to Yangzhou. In 618 AD, the Li Tang Dynasty was established. During the Tang Dynasty, Jiangsu
In 1912, the Republic of China established a provisional government in Nanjing, with Sun Yat sen serving as the interim president. In April of the same year, Yuan Shikai usurped the fruits of the revolution, and Jiangsu fell into the sphere of influence o
Jiangsu belongs to a transitional climate from temperate to subtropical, with the Huai River and the main irrigation canal in northern Jiangsu as the boundary. To the north, it belongs to a warm temperate humid and semi humid monsoon climate, while to the
Jiangsu Province is located in the North China plate, the eastern section of the Qinling Dabie orogenic belt, and the Yangtze plate, which cross the Chinese Mainland. The regional geological background and tectono magmatic activity are obviously different
Jiangsu Province spans across rivers and coasts, with numerous lakes and a dense water network, adjacent to land and sea. It is the only province in China with large rivers, lakes, and seas. The Yangtze River spans 433 kilometers from east to west, and th
The natural factors such as climate, geological landforms, parent materials, and vegetation that contribute to the formation of soil in Jiangsu are relatively complex. Soil resources are abundant and diverse, with zonal soils mainly distributed in mountai
Jiangsu has abundant water resources, with annual runoff depth ranging from 150-400 millimeters during rainfall. Deep Quaternary loose deposits are widely distributed in the plain areas of Jiangsu Province, with abundant groundwater sources. The total
In December 2021, the main data bulletin of the third national land survey in Jiangsu Province showed that there were 61.4839 million mu of arable land in the province, including 42.5758 million mu of paddy fields, accounting for 69.25%; 11.2311 million a
In 2017, the forest area in Jiangsu Province was 1.56 million hectares, with a forest coverage rate of 22.9% and a total standing timber volume of 96.09 million cubic meters. There are 6 national forest cities (Wuxi, Yangzhou, Xuzhou, Nanjing, Zhenjiang,
The Jiangsu sea area is located in the central northern part of China's sea area, at the center of the western Pacific coast, facing South Korea and Japan across the sea. It has a superior geographical location and an important strategic position, with a
As of the end of 2021, Jiangsu Province had 5909 productive port berths and 529 berths of over 10000 tons. The comprehensive annual throughput capacity of ports reached 2.38 billion tons, and multiple indicators such as port cargo throughput capacity and