自2009年11月28日至12月8日、12月22日至25日,新疆连续发生两次强烈天气过程,2010年1月1日至18日新疆阿勒泰、塔城、伊犁、昌吉、哈密、乌鲁木齐等地州再次遭遇两次强降温降雪天气过程。因降雪量较大,山区及平原冬牧场积雪厚度达到40厘米至80厘米,牲畜无法正常放牧,储备草料消耗迅速,草料储备缺口不断扩大,瘦弱牲畜急剧增加,局部地区牲畜出现死亡,造成牧业灾害。北疆北部的哈巴河等6个气象观测站最大积雪深度突破 From November 28 to December 8, 2009, December 22 to December 25, Xinjiang experienced two consecutive strong weather processes. From January 1 to January 18, 2010, the cities of Altay, Tacheng, Ili, Changji, Hami , Urumqi and other states once again suffered two strong cooling snowfall weather process. Because of the heavy snowfall, the snow cover in the winter pastures in the mountains and plains reaches 40cm-80cm, the livestock can not be grazed normally, the consumption of reserves and fodders is rapid, the gap of forage reserve is expanding, the thin and feeble livestock increases sharply, and the livestock in some areas die, resulting in grazing Disaster. The maximum snow depth of six meteorological observatories, such as the Haba River in the northern part of northern Xinjiang, has been exceeded