Original title: Temperatures rose significantly during the Beijing Winter Paralympics
Organizing Committee: Emergency plans such as increasing snowmaking have been formulated
On March 5, the International Paralympic Committee and the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee held a regular press conference in the main press center. Zhao Weidong, a spokesman for the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, said that due to the warmer weather, snow events face meteorological risks such as high temperature, snowmelt and strong winds. In this regard, the sunny slopes and areas susceptible to high temperatures on the snow arena will continue to increase snow production.
According to Zhao Weidong, “During the Beijing Winter Paralympics, the temperature has risen significantly. The weather forecast also shows that the temperature is higher than the same period of the year, and there is more precipitation. In addition, there are more windy weather in spring, and the snow sports venues in Yanqing and Zhangjiakou competition areas are facing Weather effects such as high temperature, melting snow, and strong winds may have a certain impact on the event, but we have made full preparations and formulated corresponding emergency plans.”
The first is that venues will increase snowmaking on sunny slopes and areas prone to heat. Secondly, it is also by storing the amount of snow to carry out snow plastic work on the snow track in time. During the race, some technical means will also be used to prevent the surface of the track from softening due to the high temperature.
Zhao Weidong emphasized, “We have established a schedule change working mechanism with the International Paralympic Committee and the International Winter Sports Federation. During the competition, we will make changes to the competition schedule and emergency response according to the weather conditions to ensure the smooth progress of the competition. “