China Meteorological Disaster Dictionary: Guangdong Volume

Author: Editorial Committee of the "Comprehensive Catalog of China's Meteorological Disasters"
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Publishing Date: 2006-06-01
Features:
1. "The Comprehensive Catalog of China's Meteorological Disasters" - Guangdong Volume is a large-scale reference book that reflects the meteorological disasters and disaster prevention and mitigation efforts in Guangdong Province. This volume adheres to the principles of dialectical materialism and historical materialism, striving to accurately and comprehensively document the ancient and modern meteorological disasters in Guangdong Province, making it true, scientific, and practical.
2. This volume adopts a style of exposition, records, illustrations, and tables, with records as the main form.
3. The records in this volume cover meteorological disasters from the earliest documented times up to the year 2000.
4. When recording historical dynasties, institutions, official posts, place names, and personal names, this volume follows the terminology of the time. Before 1949, historical chronology is used, with the corresponding Gregorian calendar year in parentheses; after 1949, the Gregorian calendar is adopted. A comparison of old and new place names is provided in the notes.
5. Measurement units are based on the "Legal Metrological Units of the People's Republic of China" promulgated by the State Council in 1984. Historical facts are recorded using their original units of measurement.
6. The font used in this volume is simplified Chinese characters as specified in the "Simplified Chinese Character Scheme" promulgated by the State Council in 1956, and the "General List of Simplified Chinese Characters" approved in 1964, except when traditional characters are necessary for clarity.
7. Sources of data: The ancient and modern disaster sections are primarily based on "Historical Materials on Natural Disasters in Guangdong Province"; the modern sections mainly reference "Disaster-Related Weather in Guangdong Province," "Guangdong Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Yearbook," "Meteorological Records of Guangdong Province," "Climate Impact Assessment of Guangdong Province," and "Climate of Guangdong Province," among others; the illustrations are mainly sourced from "Paintings of Disaster Prevention in Guangdong in the 20th Century."