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Many of the most damaging and life-threatening types of weather—torrential rains, severe thunderstorms, and tornadoes—begin quic
Many of the most damaging and life-threatening types of weather—torrential rains, severe thunderstorms, and tornadoes—begin quic
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2010-02-17
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问题
Many of the most damaging and life-threatening types of weather—torrential rains, severe thunderstorms, and tornadoes—begin quickly, strike suddenly, and dissipate rapidly, devastating small regions while leaving neighboring areas untouched. One such event, a tornado, stuck the northeastern section of Edmonton, Alterta, in July 1987. Total damages from the tornado exceeded $ 250 million, the highest ever for any Canadian storm. Conventional computer models of the atmosphere have limited value in predicting short-lived local storms like the Edmonton tornado, because the available weather data are generally not detailed enough to allow computers to discern the subtle atmospheric changes that precede these storms. In most national weather reports, for example, weather balloon observations are taken just once every twelve hours at locations typically separated by hundreds of miles. With such limited data, conventional forecasting models do a much better job predicting general weather conditions over large regions than they do forecasting specific local events.
Until recently, the observation-intensive approach needed for accurate, very short-range forecasts, or "Nowcasts," was not available. The cost of equipping and operating many thousands of conventional weather stations was prohibitively high, and the difficulties involved in rapidly collecting and processing the raw weather data from such a network were insurmountable. Fortunately, scientific and technological advances have overcome most of these problems. Radar systems, automated weather instruments, and satellites are all capable of making detailed, nearly continuous observations over large regions at a relatively low cost. Communications satellites can transmit data around the world cheaply and instantaneously, and modern computers can quickly compile and analyze this large volume of weather information. Meteorologists and computer scientists now work together to design computer programs and video equipment capable of transforming raw weather data into words, symbols and vivid graphic displays that forecasters can interpret easily and quickly. As meteorologists have begun using these new technologies in weather forecasting offices, Now casting is becoming a reality.
The author mentioned the tornado in Edmonton, Canada in order to ______.
选项
A、explain different types of weather
B、show that tornadoes occur frequently in Canada
C、indicate the tornado are common in summer
D、give an example of a damaging storm
答案
D
解析
细节理解题。本文第一段的前半部分提到加拿大Edmonton龙卷风,是为了更具体地说明破坏性的风暴。故选D项。
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专业英语四级
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