lingering drought 持续干旱

effective precipitation   有效降水

emergency response plan 应急处置预案

National Commission for Disaster Reduction (NCDR) 国家减灾委员会

freshwater lake 淡水湖

Ministry of Civil Affairs (MOCA) 民政部

disaster relief fund 赈灾基金

the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River 长江中下游

yellow alarm 黄色警报

National Meteorological Center 国家气象中心

scattered shower 零星阵雨

meteorological disaster alerts 气象灾害警报

Three Gorges Dam 三峡大坝

downstream 下游

drought-plagued regions 受旱地区

water discharges 下泄流量

Hydro power complex 水力发电站

submersible pumps 潜水泵，水下泵

cumulative rainfall 累计雨量

field mice 田鼠

flood prevention 防汛

drought alleviation 抗旱

cloud-seeding 种云

artificial weather intervention 人工天气干预

artificially enhance precipitation 人工增雨

rocket projectiles 火箭弹

accumulative precipitation 累计降水

pumping stations 泵站

cloud-monitoring 监控云层变化

automatic rainfall stations 自动雨量站

arid land 干旱土地

water rationing 限时供水

dry up 干涸

dry spell 干旱期

threat of drought and water-logging 旱涝威胁

drainage facilities 排水设施

water conservancy 水利

water level 水位

dredging operations 疏浚作业

reservoir 水库

water resources allocation mechanism 水资源分配机制

flood control and drought relief headquarters 防洪抗旱指挥部