Experts say the first reason is that the cold front wasn't strong enough. Most of the cold front (Mongolian and Siberian high pressure) from last winter and this spring began moving eastward in northern China, with relatively little crossing the Qinling Mountains. Secondly, influenced by the El Niño phenomenon, the surface heat flow of the Pacific Ocean shifted eastward, resulting in more precipitation in eastern China and less moisture entering the southwest from the south. Furthermore, the low snow cover and favorable thermal conditions on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau last winter, along with dry, warm air currents from northern India and Pakistan, also significantly contributed to the current drought in Sichuan and Sichuan provinces.
After the experts finished their analysis, units closely related to drought relief, such as finance, agriculture, and water conservancy, began to report their respective implementation plans.
Just as the comrades from the Agriculture Bureau were reporting, Zhang Jun's cell phone suddenly rang.
He couldn't help but frown and began to feel a little unhappy. Who would call him during such a serious meeting?
However, when he saw that the caller ID showed Yuan Fangguo's name, Zhang Jun's anger disappeared by a large margin.
Normally, Yuan Fangguo would not call himself at night. Now that he called himself, he guessed that something must have happened.
"Wait a moment." Zhang Jun gestured to the comrades from the Agriculture Bureau.
In an instant, the comrades from the Agriculture Bureau stopped reporting.
"Hello..." Zhang Jun said in a low voice.
"Secretary Zhang, I'm sorry to bother you so late. I have something to report to you." Yuan Fangguo said.
"You say." Zhang Jun didn't know what Yuan Fangguo was reporting.
"We plan to add a temporary ditch at the wholesale market," said Yuan Fangguo.
Because this matter involved many interests, and there were always some wrangling between the road administration and municipal departments, Yuan Fangguo was unable to push it forward, which made him very angry. If the ditches could not be added, the wholesale market would definitely be flooded according to the terrain. When the tenants suffered losses, he, as the boss, would definitely be affected to some extent.
Zhang Jun had been to that place more than once. When he suddenly heard Yuan Fangguo say that a ditch was going to be added at the wholesale market, he couldn't help but laugh in his heart.
"Mr. Yuan, there's no river or municipal sewer pipes nearby. Why are you adding ditches there?"
"I'm a little worried about the abnormal weather this year. I always feel that something is wrong." Yuan Fangguo said without hesitation.
Zhang Jun smiled and said, "That's not right. Aren't we currently studying how to combat drought and provide disaster relief?"
"Are you holding a meeting to discuss drought relief?" Yuan Fangguo asked in surprise.
When Zhang Jun heard Yuan Fangguo's tone, he felt a little dissatisfied and a little amused. Chengdu, which was known as the "Land of Abundance", was currently suffering from the impact of drought. Many farmers' crops died in the fields due to lack of water.
"Yes, we will study it," said Zhang Jun.
"It's okay for now, but the weather this year will definitely be abnormal." Yuan Fangguo said to Zhang Jun in an unquestionable tone.
"Are you so sure?"
"Yes, I'm so sure." Yuan Fangguo said with a confident look on his face, like a gambler.
"Okay, I believe you, but we still have to continue what we should continue. You can dig that ditch. I have to go to a meeting. We'll talk later." After saying that, Zhang Jun quickly hung up the phone.
"Mr. Yuan from Zhongguan Group said there might be severe floods this year," Zhang Jun said to the participants with a smile.
When everyone present heard this, they couldn't help but laugh.
Only the old meteorologist frowned and said nothing. In his opinion, the weather this year was indeed abnormal. Could it be that the old saying really came true?
Everything has its limits...
Zhang Jun and his team were studying drought resistance, while Yuan Fangguo and his team were studying flood resistance. In May, he asked all companies and enterprises to clean up the nearby drainage ditches thoroughly. At the same time, he purchased high-power pumps for all places and moved some important equipment to the second floor as much as possible. The first floor was basically left idle.
Many people did not understand Yuan Fangguo's approach, but when Ning Yuanlin heard about it, he suddenly felt that Yuan Fangguo's approach was quite philosophical. He directly called the newspaper where he previously worked and asked them to interview Yuan Fangguo. However, after the interview, Ning Yuanlin asked them not to rush to publish the relevant report.
By late May, all of Yuan Fangguo's companies had completed the tidying up of all drainage ditches, damaged walls, roads, and material storage.
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In early June, Bashu Province was still facing the dilemma of drought, and all regions were busy with drought relief. Yuan Fangguo's Zhongguan Group was the first to make a donation. The entire group's donation was divided into two parts. The bulk of the donation was in the name of the group, with a total donation of 10 million yuan; the other part was donations from the group's employees, and donations from thousands of employees reached more than 700,000 yuan.
Donations are one part of it. At the same time, Yuan Fangguo also actively encourages the group companies to do voluntary labor on weekends to solve the problem of labor shortage.
In mid-June, Liu Wenbo returned to Chengdu.
He returned to Chengdu this time not to prepare for going to Myanmar, but to come for an exclusive interview after hearing that the drought in Bashu Province was quite serious at their "Southern Journal" magazine.
As soon as Liu Wenbo arrived in Chengdu, he actively contacted Yuan Fangguo. In order to fully cooperate with his old friend's work, Yuan Fangguo even provided Liu Wenbo with a special car.
Relying on this special car, Liu Wenbo traveled to various disaster-stricken areas in Bashu.
In late June, the Bashu region finally welcomed the long-awaited heavy rainfall.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, the whole city was shrouded in thick dark clouds, and it was pitch dark.
Looking at the mysterious scene outside the window, Yuan Fangguo's brows not only did not relax, but became even tighter.
The heavy rain lasted for almost two hours, and the dark clouds were finally dispersed around five o'clock in the afternoon.
Although the surface water level had been declining due to the drought in the early stage, this time the rain was too concentrated in a short period of time, so many places in Chengdu city experienced flooding.
The city's drainage system did not return to normal until after ten o'clock in the evening.
However, at one o'clock in the morning, a bigger storm hit the city again.
Yuan Fangguo was awakened from his sleep by a storm.
Looking at the lightning streaks across the sky outside the window, he couldn't help but feel extremely worried.
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