China News Service, Beijing, March 5 (Reporter Chen Hang) Zhao Weidong, spokesman for the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, said at a press conference on the 5th that the temperature will rise significantly during the Beijing Winter Paralympics, and the venues on the snow will face high temperature, snowmelt and strong winds. and other weather risks.
The Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee has made full preparations and formulated corresponding emergency plans.
Zhao Weidong said that during the Beijing Winter Paralympics, the temperature will rise significantly, and the weather forecast also shows that the temperature is higher than the same period of the normal year, and the precipitation is also higher.
There are many strong winds in spring, and the snow stadiums in the Yanqing and Zhangjiakou competition areas are faced with meteorological risks such as high temperature snow melting and strong winds, which may have a certain impact on the event, but we have made full preparations and formulated corresponding emergency plans.
On the one hand, increase the amount of snowmaking on sunny slopes and areas susceptible to high temperatures, Zhao Weidong said.
On the other hand, snow storage is used to shape the snow track, and some technical means are used to prevent the surface of the track from being softened by high temperature weather during the race.
Zhao Weidong said that the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee has established a working mechanism for the schedule change of the event with the International Paralympic Committee, etc. During the competition, changes to the competition schedule and emergency response will be made according to the weather conditions to ensure the smooth holding of the event.
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