這場(chǎng)2010年以來(lái)太平洋最強(qiáng)颶風(fēng)在加勒比海地區(qū)造成大面積破壞，至少37人死亡。而在佛羅里達(dá)州，艾爾瑪也已至少造成4起與其有關(guān)的死亡事件。
The most powerful Atlantic storm in a decade has caused widespread destruction across the Caribbean and left at least 37 people dead there. Four storm-related deaths have also been reported in Florida.
Officials now blame at least 60 deaths on Harvey, the storm that dumped several feet of rain on southeast Texas in a matter of days. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott suggested the cost of recovery could be as much as $180 billion.
而艾爾瑪橫掃加勒比海地區(qū)后，皇家加勒比郵輪有限公司和挪威郵輪公司向加勒比海地區(qū)派遣船只以幫助撤離滯留的游客，并將急需的物資運(yùn)送到受颶風(fēng)嚴(yán)重破壞的島嶼。
This year’s monsoon has seen as many as 1,000 Indians killed in floods, half of them in the country’s poorest state, Bihar, where 12m people may have abandoned their homes. On August 29th 33cm of rain practically shut down Mumbai; on the 31st a building there collapsed.
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. are sending some of their empty ships to the Caribbean to help evacuate stranded tourists and bring much-needed supplies to islands severely damaged by Hurricane Irma.
“Hurricanes get their destructive energy from the warmth of the ocean, and the region’s water temperatures are super elevated,” said Anders Levermann.
“颶風(fēng)艾爾瑪襲擊的區(qū)域海水溫度過(guò)高，這使得颶風(fēng)從海洋的溫度中獲得破壞性的能量。”
