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:— Bloomberg TicToc (@tictoc) September 4, 2019
-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
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
relief supplies
- 救灾物资
- 救灾物资
由于Hurricane Dorian最近袭击了巴哈马,所以顺便Google了一下这个国家,原来巴哈马1971年才真正独立建国,算是比较年轻的国家了。由于全球气候变化,这个加勒比海岛国以后可能还会面临更多的气象灾难。
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