China to re-verify seawater warning levels
Updated: 2013-01-16 21:56
(Xinhua)
|
||||||||
BEIJING - Seawater warning levels in 300 coastal areas in China will be re-verified by the end of 2014, according to the State Oceanic Administration (SOA) on Wednesday.
Levels for more than one-third of coastal areas were re-verified last year, the SOA said.
The seawater warning level refers to the level of coastal water that warns of potential tide disasters when met or exceeded.
SOA official Wang Feng said the current warning levels in 60 coastal areas were verified before 2005.
"With changes in oceanic disaster patterns and the improvement of seawall standards along the coast, the current warning levels cannot meet the need for disaster prevention and reduction," said Wang.
Seawater in some coastal areas has reached warning levels previously without an ensuing disaster, while in other areas, disasters have occurred before the warning level was reached, Wang said.
"Warning levels across the country urgently need to be re-verified," Wang added.
An SOA guideline on verifying warning levels says the levels should be reaffirmed every five years.
- Li Na on Time cover, makes influential 100 list
- FBI releases photos of 2 Boston bombings suspects
- World's wackiest hairstyles
- Sandstorms strike Northwest China
- Never-seen photos of Madonna on display
- H7N9 outbreak linked to waterfowl migration
- Dozens feared dead in Texas plant blast
- Venezuelan court rules out manual votes counting
Most Viewed
Editor's Picks
American abroad |
Industry savior: Big boys' toys |
New commissioner
|
Liaoning: China's oceangoing giant |
TCM - Keeping healthy in Chinese way |
Poultry industry under pressure |
Today's Top News
Boston bombing suspect reported cornered on boat
7.0-magnitude quake hits Sichuan
Cross-talk artist helps to spread the word
'Green' awareness levels drop in Beijing
Palace Museum spruces up
First couple on Time's list of most influential
H7N9 flu transmission studied
Trading channels 'need to broaden'
US Weekly
Beyond Yao
|
Money power |