230710 全球赶"烤",是厄尔尼诺来了么?
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Governments must prepare for more extreme weather events and record temperatures in the coming months, the World Meteorological Organization warned, as it declared the onset of the warming phenomenon El Niño.
El Niño is a natural climate pattern in the tropical Pacific Ocean that brings warmer-than-average sea-surface temperatures and has a major influence on weather across the globe, affecting billions of people.
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extreme /ɪkˈstriːm/ adj. 极端的 · extreme weather events 极端天气事件
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record /ˈrekərd/ adj. 创纪录的 · record temperatures 创纪录的气温 · Profits were at record levels. 利润水平是创纪录的。
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meteorological /ˌmiːti ərəˈlɑːdʒɪk(ə)l/ adj. 气象的,气象学的 · meteorology /ˌmiːtiəˈrɑːlədʒi/ n. 气象学 · meteorological conditions 气象条件 · meteorological satellite 气象卫星 · the World Meteorological Organization 世界气象组织(WMO)
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declare /dɪˈkler/ v. 宣告,宣布
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onset /ˈɑːnset/ n. 开端,发生(尤其指不好的事情) · the onset of disease 疾病的发作
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tropical /ˈtrɑːpɪk(ə)l/ adj. 热带的 · tropical fish 热带鱼 · tropical islands 热带岛屿 · the tropical Pacific Ocean 热带太平洋
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warmer-than-average adj. 比平均温度 更高的 sea-surface adj. 海面的 · 与warmer-than-average和sea-surface类似,用连字符构成的形容词性的合成词:a never-to-be-forgotten novel 一本令人难以忘怀的小说
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major /ˈmeɪdʒər/ adj. 重大的 · play a major role in sth. 在某事中起重要作用