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Snowmagedden
[ 2011-03-01 17:33 ]
Climate: Snowmagedden
氣候：雪災
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、港口關閉，公路交通嚴重堵塞，航班被迫延誤和取消，大量人流、車流滯留。極端天氣引發的災害越來越受到人們的關注。
暴雪 Snowmagedden
Cheekily dubbed “Snowmagedden,” by President Barack Obama, the massive snowstorm ended late Saturday, leaving thousands without electricity.
奧巴馬總統打趣地稱之為Snowmagedden的這場暴雪已于上周六結束，造成數千萬人無電可用。
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損失，了解氣候變化對發生極端天氣事件的影響非常重要。
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奧運會開幕時可能“人工影響天氣”
南方“強降雨”
（中國日報網英語點津 Julie）
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