Journal of Risk Analysis and Crisis Response

Volume 9, Issue 1, March 2019, Pages 43 - 51

Rainstorm Warning Information in Beijing: Exploring the Local Perceptions and Views

Authors
Fangping Wang1, 2, Hanping Zhao1, 2, *, Weihua Cao3, Xiaoxue Zhang1, 2
1Key Laboratory of Environmental Change and Natural Disaster, Ministry of Education, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
2Academy of Disaster Reduction and Emergency Management, Ministry of Civil Affairs & Ministry of Education, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing 100875, China
3The institute of urban meteorology, CMA, Beijing 100089, China
*Corresponding author: 201531480035@mail.bnu.edu.cn
Corresponding Author
Hanping Zhao
Received 23 September 2018, Accepted 11 November 2018, Available Online 29 March 2019.
DOI
10.2991/jracr.b.190328.005How to use a DOI?
Keywords
warning information; rainstorm warning; cry-wolf effect; Beijing
Abstract

Based on the public’s cognition, evaluation and expectation of rainstorm warning information in Beijing, the descriptive statistics and non-parametric test methods were used for data analysis. The results show that more than 80% of the public can recognize the importance of rainstorm warning, but only half of the public pay attention to the rainstorm warning information. As for the method of issuing early warning, the village broadcasting and electronic display, and network communication channels need to be strengthened. Although the rainstorm warning information was released in time, the update process was not effectively communicated, and the information update period was long, it could not meet the public’s demand for real-time attention to heavy rain. As far as the content of the warning information is concerned, false alarm effects of the rainstorm warning exist. According to the results, it is concluded that lead time can be extended by adding the update of warning information, and the probability of rainfall could be introduced to rainstorm warning information. These guide the design of rainstorm warning and promote understanding how the public responds to the warning.

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Journal
Journal of Risk Analysis and Crisis Response
Volume-Issue
9 - 1
Pages
43 - 51
Publication Date
2019/03/29
ISSN (Online)
2210-8505
ISSN (Print)
2210-8491
DOI
10.2991/jracr.b.190328.005How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2019, The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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