Measures for the administration of the release and dissemination of meteorological disaster early warning information in Shanxi Province

article 1 in order to standardize the release and dissemination of meteorological disaster early warning information, prevent and mitigate meteorological disasters, and protect the safety of life and property of the state and people, these measures are formulated in accordance with the law of the people's Republic of China on meteorology, the regulations on the prevention of meteorological disasters and the regulations on the prevention of meteorological disasters in Shanxi province and other laws and regulations. Article 2 These Measures shall apply to the publication and dissemination of meteorological disaster early warning information within the administrative region of this province. Article 3 Meteorological disasters included in the early warning information release system in this province, including rainstorm, blizzard, cold wave, gale, sandstorm, high temperature, drought, thunder and lightning, ice cover, frost, fog, road icing, haze, strong convective weather, etc., are respectively represented by corresponding early warning signal icons.

meteorological disaster early warning information includes: meteorological disaster category, early warning level, start time, possible impact range, warning items, measures to be taken and issuing authority, etc. Fourth meteorological disaster early warning information release adopts the principle of hierarchical management.

according to the degree of harm, urgency and development trend that meteorological disasters may cause, meteorological disaster early warning information is generally divided into four levels: level IV (general), level III (heavy), level II (serious) and level I (particularly serious), which are indicated by blue, yellow, orange and red in turn on the early warning information icon, and marked in Chinese and English respectively.

the warning information of meteorological disasters of Grade IV (general), Grade III (heavier) and Grade II (severe) shall be issued by the main person in charge of the meteorological station under the local competent meteorological department or its authorized person.

the early warning information of class I (especially serious) meteorological disasters shall be issued by the person in charge of the local competent meteorological department or its authorized person. Article 5 People's governments at or above the county level shall strengthen the organization and coordination of the release and dissemination of meteorological disaster early warning information, incorporate this work into the national economic and social development plan at the corresponding level, and incorporate the required funds into the fiscal budget at the corresponding level, and organize relevant departments to establish an emergency linkage mechanism for meteorological disasters, make overall plans for the infrastructure construction of meteorological disaster early warning information release, and establish smooth and effective channels for the release of meteorological disaster early warning information.

township (town) people's governments and sub-district offices shall timely and effectively disseminate meteorological disaster warning information in areas under their jurisdiction, carry out hidden dangers investigation, and reduce disaster losses. Article 6 People's governments at all levels shall, according to the needs of meteorological disaster prevention, build or use existing facilities to broadcast meteorological disaster warning information in schools, hospitals, communities, airports, stations, highways, tourist attractions, convention and exhibition centers, large supermarkets, commercial buildings and other crowded places, and ensure the normal operation of facilities. Seventh competent meteorological departments at or above the county level shall be responsible for the management of the release, cancellation and dissemination of meteorological disaster early warning information within their respective administrative areas.

the competent meteorological departments at or above the county level shall organize the education and publicity of meteorological disaster early warning information, popularize the knowledge of meteorological disaster prevention, mitigation and relief, and enhance the public's awareness of disaster prevention, mitigation and relief. Article 8 The departments of education, public security, natural resources, ecological environment, housing and urban and rural construction, transportation, water conservancy, agriculture and rural areas, culture and tourism, health, emergency management, communications and other departments of the people's governments at or above the county level shall, according to their respective functions and duties, do a good job in the dissemination of meteorological disaster early warning information and organize disaster prevention and avoidance. Article 9 A unified release system shall be implemented for meteorological disaster early warning information, and no other organization or individual may release meteorological disaster early warning information to the society. Article 1 The meteorological offices affiliated to the competent meteorological departments at or above the county level shall timely, accurately and freely release meteorological disaster warning information according to the release authority and business process, and indicate the areas for meteorological disaster warning. When multiple meteorological disasters occur at the same time or are predicted to occur, multiple meteorological disaster early warning information can be released at the same time according to the corresponding standards.

the meteorological offices subordinate to the competent meteorological departments at or above the county level shall, after making a forecast that reaches the early warning level standard, or after making a forecast that reaches the standard of updating and lifting the early warning level, release it to the public within two hours, and report it to the people's government at the corresponding level and notify the relevant departments through the competent meteorological departments. Eleventh radio, television, newspapers, websites and other media and communication operating units shall establish a cooperative mechanism for the release and dissemination of meteorological disaster early warning information with the meteorological offices affiliated to the local competent meteorological departments, smooth the channels for the release and dissemination of meteorological disaster early warning information, and ensure the safety of the dissemination of meteorological disaster early warning information.

the media and communication operating units specified in the preceding paragraph shall not charge any fees when broadcasting meteorological disaster warning information. Article 12 When broadcasting, television, newspapers, websites and other media and communication operating units disseminate meteorological disaster early warning information, they shall indicate the name and release time of the meteorological station to which the competent meteorological department issued the early warning information, and shall not change or delete the contents of the early warning information, refuse to disseminate the early warning information, or disseminate false, outdated or directly provided early warning information by the meteorological station to which the non-competent meteorological department belongs. Thirteenth meteorological disaster sensitive units shall establish a responsibility system for receiving meteorological disaster early warning information and set up receiving terminals. After receiving the meteorological disaster warning information, effective measures should be taken to prevent meteorological disasters in accordance with the requirements of the emergency plan.

the meteorological disaster-sensitive unit mentioned in the preceding paragraph refers to the unit that may have a greater impact when suffering from disastrous weather according to its geographical location, climate background and working characteristics.