国际英语资讯:Spotlight: U.S. needs to improve emergency preparedness system: expert
<p><span word="HOUSTON">HOUSTON</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 20-- <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aftermath">aftermath</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tropical">tropical</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="Harvey">Harvey</span>, <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="preparedness">preparedness</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p><p><span word="Category">Category</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="Hurricane">Hurricane</span> <span word="Harvey">Harvey</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="landfall">landfall</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Gulf">Gulf</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="uNPRecedented">uNPRecedented</span> <span word="rainfall">rainfall</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>., <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="dozens">dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="Governor">Governor</span> <span word="Greg">Greg</span> <span word="Abbott">Abbott</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Hurricane">Hurricane</span> <span word="Harvey">Harvey</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> 150 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="to">to</span> 180 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exclusive">exclusive</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>, <span word="Jim">Jim</span> <span word="Blackburn">Blackburn</span>, <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Severe">Severe</span> <span word="Storm">Storm</span> <span word="Prediction">Prediction</span>, <span word="Education">Education</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Evacuation">Evacuation</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Disasters">Disasters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Rice">Rice</span> <span word="University">University</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="preparedness">preparedness</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="preparedness">preparedness</span> <span word="system">system</span>. <span word="There">There</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span>."</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flood">flood</span>-<span word="alert">alert</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="Medical">Medical</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> (<span word="TMC">TMC</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span> <span word="sets">sets</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="Designed">Designed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Rice">Rice</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="engineering">engineering</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="Philip">Philip</span> <span word="Bedient">Bedient</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="experts">experts</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Flood">Flood</span> <span word="Alert">Alert</span> <span word="System">System</span> - <span word="now">now</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="version">version</span> - <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="radar">radar</span>, <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="gauges">gauges</span>, <span word="cameras">cameras</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="modeling">modeling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="indicate">indicate</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Brays">Brays</span> <span word="Bayou">Bayou</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="overflowing">overflowing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="TMC">TMC</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="predict">predict</span> <span word="maximum">maximum</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="totals">totals</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="accurately">accurately</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="radar">radar</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>.</p>
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