Zhu, deputy to the National People's Congress and director of Guangdong Law Firm, proposed to cancel the Seismological Bureau at the National "Two Sessions" on the grounds that it cost 4 billion yuan but could not predict the earthquake, which triggered a heated discussion in society. Some experts believe that the biggest role of the Seismological Bureau lies in scientific research, and it is suggested that it can be merged with the Academy of Sciences or the Meteorological Bureau to streamline its organization.

Weibo @ China Seismological Network News, an official of China Seismological Network, a subsidiary of the State Seismological Bureau, responded yesterday afternoon that Zhu Lieyu's criticism of the Seismological Bureau was meaningful, and according to a post of a master of geology user in Guoke.com, a popular science website, the Seismological Bureau was not used for "early warning earthquakes", but mainly for drawing intensity maps and finding active faults according to seismology to conduct scientific theoretical research.

Regarding the role of the Seismological Bureau, Pan Anding said that although it is impossible to predict earthquakes at present, there are long-term special studies on earthquakes. "This research should still be done, otherwise people will never understand the earthquake. The Seismological Bureau has at least studied the laws and prevention techniques of earthquakes, and the results can be used as a reference. "

Extended information 1. Seismological Bureau of China:

Seismological Bureau of China is responsible for managing the national earthquake work. Authorized by the State Council, it undertakes the administrative law enforcement duties entrusted by People's Republic of China (PRC) Earthquake Prevention and Disaster Mitigation Law.

Seismological Bureau of China was established in 197 1, which is called National Seismological Bureau. 1998 was renamed Seismological Bureau of China, and 20 18 was managed by Emergency Management Department of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Second, the Meteorological Bureau:

The Meteorological Bureau is a government department, whose main work is weather forecasting, climate forecasting, weather modification, drought monitoring and forecasting, lightning protection, agrometeorology and other services. In China, it generally refers to China Meteorological Bureau and its subordinate units.

In other countries and regions, enterprises may have different names. For example, Japan is called "Meteorological Agency", the United States is called "National Weather Service" and Britain is called "British Meteorological Service".

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