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高分求高中英语必修3第3单元课文原文题目叫Theviolenceofnature
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高分求高中英语必修3第3单元课文原文题目叫Theviolenceofnature
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Whatisatornado?
Atornadoisarotatingcolumnofairfromathunderstormtotheground.Themostviolenthavewindsofmorethan400kilometresperhour.AlmostallofthemoccurintheUS,intheareafromTexasinthesoutheasttoSouthDakotainthenorth.
Tornadoescanpickupcars,trainsandevenhousesandputthemdowninthenextsteet--oreneninthenexttown.Theycantakethefuroffthebackofacatandthefeathersoffachicken.Theycandestoryhouses,butleavethefurnitureinsideexactlywhereitwas.Onaverage,thereare800tornadoesintheUSeachyear,causingabout80deathsand1,500injuries.Theworsttornadoofalltimeoccurredin1925,affectingthreeUSstates:Missouri,IllinoisandINdiana.Bythetimeitended,morethan700peoplehadbeenkilledand2,700hadbenninjured.
Whatisahurricane?
Hurricanesarestrongtropicalstorms,andtheyusuallyoccurinthesoutherAtlanticOcean,theCaribbeanSeaandtheGulfofMexico.Thereareviolentwindsof120kilometresperhourormore,whichcausehugewaves,heavyrainandfloods.ThereareonaveragesixAtlantichurricaneseachyearandtheyusuallyaffecttheeastcoastoftheUSfromTexastoMaine.
Theworsthurricanedisasterofalltimeoccurredonthe8thSeptember1900inGalveston,Texas.Windsof200kilometresperhourandfive-metrehighwaveshitthecity,Thedisasterkilled6,000peopleinapopulationof37,000anddestoryed3,600buildings.
Anextraordinaryevent
Thisisastoryaboutthe1900Galvestonhurricane.
CharlesCoghlanwasanineteenth-centuryIrishactorwhowenttoliveinCanada.HethenmovedtoNewYork,wherehebecamefamous.Bythelate1890s,hehadmovedtoGalveston,wherehediedin1898,ayearbeforethehurricanestruck.ThecemeterywhereCoghlanwasburiedwasdestoryedbythehurricaneandCoghlan`scoffinendedupinthesea.
Eightyearslater,thecoffinwasfoundbyfishermenintheseanearhishomeonPRinceEdwardislandintheeastofCanada.TheGulfStreamhadcarriedit3,000kilometresuptheeasternUScoasttoPrinceEdwardIsland.CoghlantravelledbacktoCanada--afterhehadbeenburiedinTexas!
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