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Snowmagedden
[ 2011-03-01 17:33 ]
Climate: Snowmagedden
氣候：雪災(zāi)
由于暴雪不斷，歐洲各國面臨惡劣天氣，英、法間交通一片混亂，輪渡、港口關(guān)閉，公路交通嚴(yán)重堵塞，航班被迫延誤和取消，大量人流、車流滯留。極端天氣引發(fā)的災(zāi)害越來越受到人們的關(guān)注。
暴雪 Snowmagedden
Cheekily dubbed “Snowmagedden,” by President Barack Obama, the massive snowstorm ended late Saturday, leaving thousands without electricity.
奧巴馬總統(tǒng)打趣地稱之為Snowmagedden的這場暴雪已于上周六結(jié)束，造成數(shù)千萬人無電可用。
極端天氣 extreme weather
Since extreme weather events cause loss of life and property, it is important to understand what impact climate change may have on their occurrence.
由于極端天氣事件會造成生命財產(chǎn)損失，了解氣候變化對發(fā)生極端天氣事件的影響非常重要。
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（中國日報網(wǎng)英語點津 Julie）
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