May 12, is the 17th National Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Day.

Over the past few days, meteorological departments throughout China have carried out a series of popularization activities.

Let's follow the camera to frame each vivid moment.

On May 12, experts from the Tianjin Municipal Meteorological Service explained the role of scientific meteorological observation data on forecast and services through the meteorological emergency command vehicle. Photoed by GUO Ling

On May 11, at the site of the National Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Day activities in Fuzhou, Fujian, the “Weather Ball” meteorological quiz machine and meteorological science claw machine at the booth of the Fujian Provincial Meteorological Service and Fujian Provincial Meteorological Society attracted the public. Photoed by ZHENG Bin

On May 6, more than 170 teachers and students of Changban Primary School in Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, entered the Guangzhou Municipal Meteorological Department to explore the mysteries of meteorological science. Photoed by ZHU Heping

On May 8, experts from the Liuzhou Municipal Meteorological Department of Guangxi brought the students of Liuzhou Wentao Primary School a unique course on meteorological disaster prevention. The course combined with the climate characteristics of Guangxi, through graphic animation and real cases, explained in depth the characteristics of disastrous weather such as rainstorms, thunder and lightning, typhoons. Photoed by HAN Jiale

On May 12, Zhoucun District Meteorological Office of Zibo, Shandong, carried out publicity and popular science activities in Zhoucun People's Square. People experienced the use of a hand-held meteorological information acquisition instrument. Photoed by YUAN Yuan

On May 12, the meteorological science corner ushered in more than 50 teachers and students of the Qianjin middle school in Qiantang Bay Area Agricultural Park, Hangzhou, Zhejiang. A water tornado simulator surrounded by a lot of students, and they have gone up to turn its crank, witnessed a small vortex grow into a water tornado. Photoed by XU Yu

Editor: JIANG Zhiqing