经济学人音频版 Unit17:United States-The hurricane season...
Hurricane Gustav crashed into the U.S. gulf coast Monday bringing strong rain but winds that were weaker than initially expected. Most residents of New Orleans had already fled the city, where water is now splashing over the levees that were rebuilt...
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Hurricane Dolly made landfall just north of Brownsville, Texas as a Category Two storm with winds more than 160 kilometers per hour and heavy rains. Although Dolly passed over some oil and gas rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, the hurricane had minimal im...
By Brian Wagner Miami 04 September 2007 Two hurricanes have hit Latin America within the span of a few hours, with Henriette charging ashore on Mexico's Baja California peninsula and Felix slamming into Central America. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner r...
By Robert Raffaele Washington 30 August 2007 The city of New Orleans in the southeastern U.S. state of Louisiana on Wednesday marked the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina -- one of the worst natural disasters in the history of the United States...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 26 August 2007 Man walks past debris at the beach of Tecolutla after the passing of Hurricane Dean in Veracruz, southern Mexico, 23 Aug 2007 The International Federation Of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is urgently appea...
By Malcolm Brown Lancaster, Pennsylvania 23 August 2007 Nearly two years have passed since Hurricane Katrina devastated swathes of the U.S. Gulf Coast, including the vibrant city of New Orleans. Since then, some who fled the region have returned, whi...
By Brian Wagner Miami 20 August 2007 Hurricane Dean is continuing its path west through the Caribbean, where it was expected to hit the Yucatan peninsula early Tuesday. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports the storm earlier passed near Jamaica and th...
When a hurricane heads toward the US coastline, all eyes turn to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Its the official source for information on how powerful a hurricane is, where its heading and when it will hit. Emergency planners depend on the...