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BEIJING: China shall offer customized data services to more countries including Pakistan for catastrophe prevention through its Fengyun
meteorological satellites along the Belt and Road, said a senior official of the China Meteorological Administration National Satellite
Meteorological Middle.The services shall be supplyd based on the results of a survey of 81 nations
By the end of April, 22 countries, including Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Russia, Libya and Sudan had replyed to the survey, China Daily
So far, 15 countries, including Iran and Mongolia, have made use of the service.Meanwhile, all the 22 replyents said they wanted to install
the application software platforms for weather forecasting, as well as climate and environment monitoring through Fengyun satellites.They
requested a range of services, specificly monitoring of rainfall, drought, dust storms, heavy fog, and lightning, in addition to training in
Fengyun meteorological satellite data analysis, remote-sensing applications and data gatherion.Numerous countries along the Belt and Road
routes have high mountains, abandons, oceans and a lack of accurate meteorological information
The number of meteorological catastrophes in these regions was more than double the global average, the administration said.Wei Caiying,
deputy director-general of the National Satellite Meteorological Middle, said real-time catastrophe monitoring by meteorological satellites
could supply these countries with a scientific basis for catastrophe prevention and reduction.&Weather-related catastrophes such as typhoons
pose a threat to life and property
Tracking their path could help the local authorities to decide how to proceed with evacuations,& she said.In addition to real-time
monitoring, the China Meteorological Administration set up the Emergency Support Mechanism for international users of Fengyun satellites in
April final year, which covers catastrophe prevention and mitigation.With the help of this mechanism, an on-duty satellite can switch to a
quick-scan mode, focusing on areas required by users when they are hit by catastrophes.&During catastrophes, Fengyun satellites can scan as
often as every five or six minutes
The China Meteorological Administration could dispatch users cloud images via satellites,& Wei said.China has launched 17 Fengyun series
meteorological satellites, of which seven are currently in operation.The World Meteorological Organization, an intergovernmental
organization with a membership of 192 member states and territories, has included China Fengyun series of meteorological satellites as a
major element of its Global Ground Observation System.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source
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