遇见未来?洪水恣肆的纽约城,安全最重要
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="devastation">devastation</span> <span word="wrought">wrought</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Sandy">Sandy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="forcing">forcing</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Yorkers">Yorkers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> – <span word="from">from</span> <span word="fortress">fortress</span>-<span word="like">like</span> <span word="flood">flood</span> <span word="barriers">barriers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="buy">buy</span>-<span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="flood">flood</span>-<span word="prone">prone</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> – <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="storms">storms</span>.</p><p>桑迪造成的破坏迫使纽约人考虑一整套的措施——从堡垒一样的防洪障碍到向洪水易发地区的人提供一个收容所——让城市在未来的风暴中处于安全之地。</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="governor">governor</span>, <span word="Andrew">Andrew</span> <span word="Cuomo">Cuomo</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>. "<span word="Anyone">Anyone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="patterns">patterns</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="deny">deny</span> <span word="reality">reality</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="systems">systems</span>." <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> 520 <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coastline">coastline</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Orleans">Orleans</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="within">within</span> 4<span word="ft">ft</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="tide">tide</span> <span word="mark">mark</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="about">about</span> 200,000 <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="risks">risks</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="grow">grow</span>.</p><p>“我们是脆弱的，”州长安德鲁•科莫本周告诉记者。“那些认为气候模式没有戏剧性变化的人都是在否认现实。我们面临新的现实和旧的系统。”纽约有520英里的海岸线，在4英尺的洪水下或约20万人受困，仅次于新奥尔良。也面临着宝贵的财产风险——那些风险只会与日俱增。</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Yorkers">Yorkers</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="subways">subways</span>, <span word="power">power</span> <span word="lines">lines</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="surges">surges</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="solution">solution</span>. <span word="Flooding">Flooding</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="Sandy">Sandy</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="exceeded">exceeded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="scenarios">scenarios</span> <span word="envisaged">envisaged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> 2011 <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>.</p>
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