Station manager Xia Yongguan personally reported to his superiors by phone and also ordered the weather station to enter a state of emergency. All personnel must be prepared to evacuate before noon tomorrow.

The entire weather station was busy for a while, and the original three-party video conference was naturally interrupted.

In the end, both Wan Baoshan and Mao Hongsi chose to retain their views, neither opposing nor agreeing with the conclusions of Qin Ke's team. After all, from their standpoints, there was no reason not to trust their decades of professional knowledge, but they chose to believe in a man who came from mathematics and physics.

According to the opinion of a young boy who has stepped over the border, he has to do something high-risk and low-return for this purpose.

Qin Ke ignored these two small characters. After hurriedly packing his luggage with everyone in the team, he led the team to help the staff at the weather station prepare for evacuation.

Now we are all in the same boat, and there is no distinction between high and low positions or men and women. Anyone who can help will do their best to help. Even Ning Qingyun helped organize paper materials and pack them into boxes.

Although in the information age, many data have become paperless and are all saved in the form of electronic data on local hard drives or cloud servers, this weather station has been built for nearly 30 years, and there is still a lot of historical legacy.

Important paper materials should be packed and taken away.

As for those unimportant paper materials, all of them must be sealed so that if the weather station is buried by yellow sand, they can be dug out again in the future.

The female employees are busy filing documents, while the male employees are responsible for inspecting vehicles and packaging equipment.

There is a bus in the weather station that can seat 35 people. It is used for the evacuation of stationed staff in emergencies. But now there are more than a dozen people in Qin Ke's group. One bus will definitely not be able to carry everyone. I want to move them.

It will be difficult to evacuate all the equipment and instruments together. Even though we have urgently requested help from the nearest city of Arada, it is still unknown when the support vehicles will arrive, so we have to be prepared in case the rescue vehicles are too late to support. The bus will have to arrive tomorrow.

I have to make a trip early in the morning and then come back to pick up the preparations for the human transportation equipment.

For this reason, it was necessary to ensure that the bus was in good condition, so the weather station logistics staff who acted as drivers did not care about the residual heat outside, so they hurriedly got under the bus to check the condition of the bus and try to avoid malfunctions during the evacuation.

Chen Ming's companion, Zheng Haiqiao, who came with him, was also inspecting an incoming desert off-road vehicle. This vehicle can only seat five people including the driver, but the situation is critical now. One more vehicle can save lives.

Zheng Haiqiao did not dare to neglect the hope.

More staff are packing equipment and instruments.

A large number of precision equipment in the weather station are treasures. Those that can be taken away must be packed away as much as possible. Those that cannot be moved, such as the 80-meter-high, ten-story gradient iron tower detection system, can only be covered with sand-proof plastic sheets.

The components are wrapped and tied tightly with rope to avoid damage in sandstorms.

But if this extremely strong sandstorm really occurs, the maximum wind force will exceed level 12 (about 126 kilometers/hour), and the sand and rocks will be blown away. Stones the size of fists will be rolled around like leaves. The weather station said

It’s hard to say whether buildings can survive the horrors of nature, let alone outdoor equipment.

The weather station staff are just doing their best.

It was already past seven o'clock in the evening, but the sky was still relatively bright. Looking up, you could see the red sunset peeking out from a corner of the huge sand dunes in the distance.

The setting sun exudes scorching heat, and the yellow sand all over the sky is stained with a layer of bright red like blood. It is both spectacular and eye-catching, and there is an ominous omen hidden in it.

The wind and sand were relatively weak, but the dusty and hot night wind blew on the face and body, together with the lake of sweat, which made people extremely uncomfortable.

During the day, the highest temperature here has exceeded 42 degrees Celsius, and the ground temperature has exceeded 70 degrees Celsius. At this time, Qin Ke was standing on the observation tower, only wearing short-sleeved shorts, and was still sweating profusely from the heat.

Next to him were Wu Youwen, a weather station staff member who climbed up with him, and his old partner Chen Ming.

This time Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun entered the desert with the team, which was still dangerous, so Chen Ming, Chen Lan, and Zheng Haiqiao all followed the research team as accompanying logistics personnel of Qingmu University and came together.

weather station.

Chen Ming, Zheng Haiqiao and Qin Ke live in the same dormitory, and Chen Lan and Ning Qingyun live in the same dormitory. Normally, the three of them do not participate in the work of the research team, but only do security work on the periphery.

At this time, Qin Ke wanted to help the weather station staff prevent sandstorms at the observation tower. Chen Ming was worried and followed him.

The most important thing in the observation tower is the weather radar above, which weighs more than sixty kilograms. It was originally difficult to dismantle, but at this time, two powerful men, Qin Ke and Chen Ming, were there, and it was quickly dismantled.

Come down and slowly hang it down to the ground with a thick hemp rope, and others will pack it into boxes.

Wu Youwen, a staff member of the weather station, also went to the tower to help. At this time, he was grateful and moved: "Professor Qin, Teacher Chen, thank you. This weather radar is one of the treasures of our weather station. I heard it was built more than five years ago.

It is easy to import it from abroad, but once it breaks, it will be troublesome. It is neither easy to repair nor to purchase again!"

Qin Ke wiped his sweat and said: "You're welcome. Without the data provided by these equipment, we would not be able to complete this research and deduction. Now I still have a headache. Most of the equipment and instruments in the weather station will be dismantled or

Shut down, if the sandstorm really happens tomorrow, how can we monitor the latest data? The deduction of 'Fire Rain' still needs the latest data after the sandstorm occurs to be completed."

Qin Ke is not a professional meteorologist. He only has a rough understanding of meteorological monitoring equipment and is not familiar with it.

Now that the weather radar has been dismantled, once a severe sandstorm occurs, the most commonly used observation balloons and drones will naturally no longer be able to take off for monitoring, and the source of monitoring data will become a headache.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Wu Youwen used thick plastic film to wrap up several small parts that could not be removed in the observation tower and said at the same time: "Professor Qin, we have two more parts.

Although the performance and accuracy of a multi-functional outdoor weather vehicle are not as good as fixed large-scale monitoring equipment, it is sufficient for emergency use."

Qin Ke shook his head and said: "Vehicles are not safe in front of level 12 wind force."

"We will not enter the central area of ​​the sandstorm. We will only monitor the peripheral areas. It should be safe."

While he was talking, Qin Ke's cell phone rang. Qin Ke took out his cell phone and saw that it was a call from team assistant Ding Yuefeng.

"Senior Brother Ding, what's the matter?"

"Junior brother, are you free now? Come to the conference room if you have time."

Hearing Ding Yuefeng's anxious tone, Qin Ke immediately said: "I'll come over now."

He spoke to Wu Youwen and asked Chen Ming to stay and help, while he climbed down the escalator outside the tower.

The observation tower is more than 20 meters high, which is equivalent to the height of six or seven stories. The upper and lower parts are supported by iron escalators outside. Although they are called escalators, they are actually the same as high-voltage telegraph poles. They are just iron handrails cast on the outside and require both hands.

Hold the handrail tightly, step on the handrail with your legs, and climb down step by step. If you accidentally fall, even if there is thick yellow sand below, there is no guarantee that you will not be seriously injured.

Therefore, Chen Ming insisted that Qin Ke wear a safety rope around his waist and that he would be on top to protect him at all times before letting Qin Ke go down.

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When they came up before, Chen Ming was the one who opened the way, and the two of them were tied together with a rope.

Qin Ke knew that Chen Ming had the responsibility to protect him. Although he was a little anxious to rush back to the conference room, he did not try to be a hero. After fastening the safety rope, he steadily stepped down step by step under the protection of Chen Ming, and finally stepped safely.

to the yellow sand on the ground.

After untying the safety rope around his waist and making a "thank you" gesture to Chen Ming on the tower, Qin Ke hurried to the conference room.

The staff at the weather stations along the way all looked at Qin Ke with respect. Originally, Qin Ke led the team to study and deduce possible extreme weather disasters, and everyone was a little doubtful. However, seeing Qin Ke taking the lead, he led the team.

As the research team took the initiative to help with the evacuation of the weather station, and just now asked Ying to climb the tower to save the precious weather radar, everyone had a good impression of him, and they became respectful and close to him.

When Qin Ke saw everyone, he smiled back one by one, but his steps did not slow down at all.

Three minutes later, he had arrived outside the conference room, and Ning Qingyun also arrived. The two only exchanged a look, knowing that the other party did not understand the details. Qin Ke did not waste time, pulled Ning Qingyun and walked in

meeting room.

In the conference room at this time, the webmaster Xia Yongguan was rubbing his hands anxiously, Ding Yuefeng was standing next to Jiang Weixian, and Jiang Weixian was standing in front of the big screen, communicating with a middle-aged man on the screen.

Just listen to Jiang Weixian say loudly: "There are only about 11 hours left before the severe sandstorm will occur at noon tomorrow. Emergency measures should be taken immediately and an evacuation order should be issued instead of organizing a meeting of experts for secondary demonstration...

Ahem!”

Jiang Weixian's throat was already inflamed due to the dryness of the desert area, and his voice became hoarse. At this time, he raised his voice out of anxiety, and he started coughing only halfway through speaking.

Ding Yuefeng rushed over to support the teacher and patted him on the back.

The middle-aged man on the other side of the screen smiled bitterly and said: "Academician Jiang, we have known each other for more than ten years. I naturally believe in the professionalism of you and your team, and there will be no big problems with the predicted results. But just because I believe in you, you

If there is a 30% possibility, it cannot be a 70% possibility... A probability of less than one-third would require us to immediately make such a large-scale evacuation decision, which is really a bit difficult. Moreover, Professor Wan and

Professor Mao has expressed reservations. Even if I pay more attention to the disaster warning you reflected, the process still requires a meeting for a second expert assessment..."

Ding Yuefeng, who was supporting Jiang Weixian, couldn't help but said: "But the situation is critical now..."

"I understand how you feel." The middle-aged man interrupted Ding Yuefeng and said helplessly: "But the level and scope involved this time are too large. It cannot be decided by our meteorological department alone. We have to contact the transportation department.

Several departments, including the oil and gas department and the transportation department, have jointly responded... It's already off work now. Even if I want to contact these departments for a meeting to discuss and make decisions, it will take a lot of time. I really can't rush it..."

Hearing this, Qin Ke almost understood. Webmaster Xia Yongguan had reported the situation to his superiors, but the superior departments could not hesitate to take emergency measures quickly just for the 30% probability, especially when the three research teams only had

One of them issued an early warning, while the other two reserved their opinions.

Jiang Wei first waved his hand and signaled Ding Yuefeng to let go of him. He stepped forward and said in a hoarse voice: "I also know the difficulties of your meteorological department, but the power of this extremely severe sandstorm disaster is stronger than that of an ordinary Category 12 typhoon, with a 30% probability.

It’s already very high. You can imagine a nuclear power plant. If there is a 30% probability of a nuclear leakage accident, do you need to convene experts to conduct a secondary study and analysis, or do you need to immediately take emergency preparedness and evacuate personnel and materials?”

The middle-aged man's face changed and he was speechless for a moment.

Jiang Weixian took a deep breath, tried to straighten his waist, stared at the middle-aged man gently and calmly, and said: "As an academician of the Academy of Sciences and the winner of the country's highest science and technology award, I once again implore you to handle this matter specially and make every effort.

, activate emergency preparedness as quickly as possible! All adverse consequences of this unconventional decision will be borne by me, Jiang Weixian!"

Looking at the teacher's thin but lonely figure, Qin Ke felt his blood surge and a layer of mist appeared in his eyes.

After the "Dry Rain" incident came to a research conclusion and was reported to the top, what happened next actually had little to do with Jiang Weixian's team - if the disaster did not happen, he did not have to bear any decision-making risks. If the disaster did happen,

Yes, he has also fulfilled his duty of warning in advance, and he deserves half of the credit.

As for whether the superiors pay attention to it and how to deal with it, Jiang Weixian should not care about or interfere with it.

But Jiang Weixian still stood up without any scruples, and was willing to take on responsibilities that did not originally belong to him!

And this is just to maximize the safety of people's lives and property if the 30% of "rain, steam, wind" sandstorm disasters happen!

Qin Ke saw in the teacher the character and conscience of a true scientific researcher!

Qin Ke felt his blood surge. He strode forward, walked to the side of the teacher, looked directly at the unknown middle-aged man on the big screen, and said calmly and firmly: "Hello, I am Qin Ke, this report and suggestions

The book was researched by my team, and I am willing to take responsibility for it and take the decision-making responsibility for initiating emergency preparedness! Anyone who thinks that such a decision is not in line with the process and needs to be held accountable, then come after me. I will take care of all the consequences.
To be continued...