苏格兰打响“迎冬战役”
<p>在经历连续两个寒冬之后，苏格兰政府今年未雨绸缪，于近日打响“迎冬战役”，号召居民、社区以及各行业采取“简单但有效的方式”为应对冬季极端天气做好准备。苏格兰在过去两年连续遭遇极端寒冬，大雪和冰冻致使全国主要道路、机场以及学校关闭。苏格兰政府委托进行的一项调查显示，超过半数的苏格兰人都对如何应对冬季极端天气这一问题比较关注，而有五分之三的人表示对大雪和长期冰冻等极端天气准备不足。为此，苏格兰政府联合英国红十字会共同推出了这次“迎冬战役”，为居民提供安全过冬的必要信息和建议。同时，苏格兰交通部门也开始着手准备相关措施，以确保主要交通要道在遭遇冰雪袭击时能及时得到维护。</p><p><span word="Scotland">Scotland</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="readiness">readiness</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Scottish">Scottish</span> <span word="government">government</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> '<span word="Ready">Ready</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Winter">Winter</span>?' <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> "<span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="sensible">sensible</span> <span word="steps">steps</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="readiness">readiness</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="follows">follows</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="successive">successive</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="winters">winters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span>.</p><p><span word="Prolonged">Prolonged</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="freeze">freeze</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="roads">roads</span>, <span word="airports">airports</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="delivered">delivered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="partnership">partnership</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Cross">Cross</span>.</p><p><span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="follows">follows</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Scottish">Scottish</span> <span word="government">government</span>-<span word="commissioned">commissioned</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Scots">Scots</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="coping">coping</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="winter">winter</span>.</p>
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