China weather forecasting service among world’s bestBy The Manila TimesChina’s modern meteorological service has witness rapid advancement, according to the head of China Meteorological Administration (CMA), the country’s weather service agency that was recognized as the World Meteorological Center by the World Meteorological Organization. Liu Yaming, CMA administrator, told a conference of meteorological departments celebrating the 40th anniversary of the country’s reform and opening up held on December 27, that China has built the world’s largest comprehensive integrated meteorological observation system over the past four decades, with over 2,400 automatic state-level ground meteorological observation stations, and about 60,000 regional meteorological observation stations. China has launched 17 Fengyun meteorological satellites, with eight operational satellites in orbit around the Earth, and set up 198 new-generation Doppler weather radars, forming a comprehensive meteorological disaster monitoring and early-warning network. PEOPLE’S DAILY ONLINE

Source: Manila Times December 30, 2018 16:30 UTC