【英语时差8,16】龙卷风的预测
时间：2018-12-27 作者：英语课 分类：英语时差8，16
Yaël: What are you doing with that shovel 1, Don? Don: I'm digging a hole for a tornado 2 shelter to get ready for next winter, Yaël. Y: A tornado shelter for winter? D: Yep. We're going to have lots of tornadoes 3 in the midwest this year. Y: How could you know that? D: Because the sea surface temperature in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean is cooler. Y: Now you are sounding crazy, Don. D: Not as crazy as you might think. Tropical Pacific water temperatures fluctuate in two-to seven-year cycles, and those temperature events can last five months or longer. For years we've known that during El Niño events, when the Pacific waters are warmer, the weather is generally wetter in North and South America and Africa, and can cause massive floods. At the same time, it's drier in Asia and Australia, causing droughts. During La Niña events, when the Pacific is cooler, it's just the opposite. Y: So, what does this have to do with winter tornadoes? D: Since tornadoes are so destructive, meteorologists at the NOAA Storm Prediction Center are always looking for new ways to predict where and when they will occur. They have discovered that during El Niño years, more winter tornadoes occur in Florida and the Gulf 4 states. During La Niña years, there are more tornadoes in Texas and the upper Midwest. Y: So, knowing what's happening in the Pacific gives meteorologists advance warning. D: Exactly right. Isn't it amazing? Y: Almost as amazing as your building a tornado shelter when you already have a basement for protection. D: Hm. I guess I hadn't thought of that.
- He was working with a pick and shovel.他在用镐和铲干活。
- He seized a shovel and set to.他拿起一把铲就干上了。
- A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。
- The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。