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(huì)造成生命財(cái)產(chǎn)損失，了解氣候變化對(duì)發(fā)生極端天氣事件的影響非常重要。

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