People ride their bikes through rain and wind along Manila Bay, the Philippines, Aug. 11, 2018. Typhoon Yagi brought gales and heavy rain in parts of Metro Manila. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING -- China's national observatory on Sunday issued a blue alert for typhoon Yagi which has strengthened ahead of its forecast landfall in the eastern coastal region. Yagi, this year's 14th typhoon, is expected to make landfall on the coast between Wenzhou and Xiangshan in Zhejiang Province as early as Sunday evening, packing winds of up to 30 meters per second, the National Meteorological Center (NMC) said in a statement. At 5 am Sunday, the eye of Yagi was 530 km offshore of the city of Taizhou, also Zhejiang. The tropical storm will weaken after making landfall and continue to move northwest inland, the NMC said. China has a four-tier, color-coded weather warning system, with red representing the most severe, followed by orange, yellow, and blue. The NMC suggested local governments prepare for possible disasters, ships in affected areas return to port, and residents along the typhoon's path stay indoors until it passes. wristbands canadacustom silicone bracelets canadarubber bracelets canadasilicone bracelets canadasilicone wristbands canadacustom wristbands canadacanadian wristbandswristbands canada
HARBIN -- China is to launch Gaofen-5, a hyperspectral imaging satellite for Earth observation, at the beginning of May.The new satellite, capable of obtaining spectral information from ultraviolet to long-wave infrared radiation, can be used to survey inland waters and mineral resources, said Tong Xudong, director of the Earth Observation System and Data Center, China National Space Administration (CNSA), at a conference Tuesday.The satellite can also monitor air pollutants, greenhouse gases and aerosol particles, Tong said.To make the best use of observational data and serve countries covered by the Belt and Road Initiative, the CNSA released an international cooperation plan for Gaofen-5, specifying fields that will be open for cooperation and commercial service.The administration also plans to launch Gaofen-6 this year, so as to form a constellation with other Gaofen satellites in orbit.Since the Gaofen project began in 2010, China has had an increasingly clearer view of the planet. Launched in April 2013, Gaofen-1 can cover the globe in just four days.Gaofen-2, sent into space in August 2014, is accurate to 0.8 meters in full color and can collect multispectral images of objects greater than 3.2 meters in length.Gaofen-4, launched in late 2015, is China's first geosynchronous orbit high-definition optical imaging satellite.Gaofen-3, launched in August 2016, is China's first Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imaging satellite.
