根据第一段“When Hurricane Ian hit Florida, Karen Lauder refused to leave her home because she was wrong about the intensity(强度) of the storm. (飓风伊恩袭击佛罗里达州时,凯伦·劳德拒绝离开家,因为她对风暴强度的判断有误。)”可知,凯伦不愿意离开家是因为她对飓风的强度判断失误。故选C。 (2)题...
Where solar and storage with a 10-kWh battery can supply backup power, in various scenarios. Credit: Berkeley Lab,CC BY Hurricane Ian'scatastrophic windsand flooding are likely to bring long-lasting power outages to large parts of Florida. The storm is the latest in a line of hurricanes and...
When Hurricane Ian made landfall on the southwest Florida coast as a Category 4 storm, it brought strong winds and heavy rain. It was a deadly hurricane, attacking more than four million people, and causing serious flooding and at least 150 deaths. However, during the disaster, there was one...
A few days later, however, Sen. Rick Scott’s criticisms of Harris were far less amusing. On CBS’ “Face the Nation” this week, the Florida Republican, while discussing recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Ian,told viewers: “I think what we got to do is we got to bring every...
It was stuck too. That’s when the house the three siblings (兄弟姐妹) shared began to flood. As Hurricane Ian bore down on Florida, many residents who’d decided to stay found themselves unable to leave even if they tried. Within days, around 100 deaths in the state were caused by ...
When a major storm like Hurricane Dennis hits an electric utility, small armies of restoration crews begin caravanning to the region, some even before the storm lands. They are well organized and prepared to do whatever it takes to restore power to customers in the area. Local electric ...
Select towns in North Carolina and Florida have been wiped off the map due to Hurricane Helene. The damage looks like a bomb went off. This level of storm damage is unprecedented. More than 240 people have been found dead and thousands are missing....
Where did Hurricane Idalia hit? Idalia made landfall Wednesday morning in the Big Bend region, which is where the Florida peninsula meets the panhandle. Storm surge along the coast there was forecast to reach 12 to 16 feet, worsening through the day as the tide rises. ...
Florida’s investment has paid off in ways that Houstonians would appreciate. The average length of a storm-related customer power outage was 3.5 days after Hurricane Charley in 2004. By 2022, when the more powerful Hurricane Ian hit Florida, the average outage was 1.5 days, according to a ...
Hurricane Milton his central Florida this week and wreaked havoc. 12 people have been confirmed dead directly due to the hurricane and many others are missing. Hurricane Milton spawned tornadoes that killed 4 people in a trailer park and 25 in a nursing home. ...