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Hurricane Dorian

本周Hurricane Dorian还是焦点 THREAD: As of 11:00am, #HurricaneDorian is moving parallel along the northeastern coast of Florida. The storm now: -has maximum sustained winds near 105 mph -has a storm surges of up to 8 ft -is moving at a rate of 9 mph (📸: @NHC_Atlantic ) pic.twitter.com/a3enX5OWum — Bloomberg TicToc (@tictoc) September 4, 2019 1. 这里的Thread应该是话题的意思 2. As of 11:00 am. 是从11:00 am开始的意思 3. Storm surges  风暴潮 ( storm surges )是一种破坏性较强的海洋自然现象,由于强烈的大气扰动一如强风和气压骤变所导致的海面异常升高的现象。 住在佛罗里达的人们估计对这个词会非常熟悉,每年都有不少台风引起的Storm surges. After the destruction in the Bahamas this week from Hurricane Dorian, Bahamians in Miami are mobilizing fast to ship relief supplies to the islands. (via @WLRN ) https://t.co/jeziHXG9gi — NPR (@NPR) September 4, 2019 mobilize   英  ['məʊbəlaɪz]           美  ['moʊbəlaɪz]         vt.   动员;调动;使移动;使流通 vi.   动员起来 relief supplies 救灾物资 由于Hurricane Dorian最近袭击了巴哈马,所以顺便G...