flood洪水等自然灾害英文

1、 Flood is a type of natural disaster which causes by water.A flood forming by lake,river,or ocean water level rising over the general water level and it will threat to the area which nearby or rain pitchforks(干草叉干草叉)for a long time and the drainage system(排水系统排水系统 )drains not in time ,floods will na

2、issance(产生产生). waterlogged vehicle 涉水车辆涉水车辆 burst banks/breach the dyke 决堤决堤/溃堤溃堤release flood waters 泄洪泄洪 flood-diversion zones 分洪区分洪区 floods/floodwater/inundation 洪水洪水 freshet 河水猛涨河水猛涨/涨水涨水 historic highs 历史最高点历史最高点 water discharge 水流量水流量/排水排水 emergency waterways 应急水应急水道道 inflatable boats 充气艇充气艇ru

3、bber boats 橡皮艇橡皮艇inundate crops 淹没农田淹没农田disaster areas 受灾地区受灾地区 flood-hit population 受灾人口受灾人口frequent showers 经常性的阵雨经常性的阵雨 rain cats and dogs 倾盆大雨倾盆大雨 torrential downpours/rains 暴暴雨雨/倾盆大雨倾盆大雨 persistent rain 持续降雨持续降雨 rainfall 降雨降雨 downpour 暴雨暴雨 monkeys wedding 太阳雨太阳雨 storm/tempest/rainstorms 暴风暴风雨雨

4、thundershower 雷阵雨雷阵雨 drizzle 毛毛雨毛毛雨Office of State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters 国家防汛抗旱总指国家防汛抗旱总指挥部挥部 rainstorm warning system 暴雨暴雨警戒系统警戒系统 Farmland and village was flooded of Nenjiang*Flood volume（长江流域广，支流（长江流域广，支流多，汛期长，雨期大范围的降雨，引多，汛期长，雨期大范围的降雨，引起干流和支流洪水同时爆发，中下游起干流和支流洪水同时爆发，中下游势必江发生

5、大的洪水灾害。）势必江发生大的洪水灾害。）*Regulating storage capacity（中游无足够调洪、滞洪场所如（中游无足够调洪、滞洪场所如”湖湖泊泊”)*Flooding discharge capacity（下游河道过洪能力不足）（下游河道过洪能力不足）cut down treesreclamation of land from the lake（围湖造田)other reasons （great influence）climatic reasons：significant monsoon climate,precipitation concentrated in summe

6、r and autumn other causes:the speed of water is slow,the flow of the rivers is large.TyphoneDifferent calls There are many calls of “Typhoon” in different places. Western North Pacific and South China Sea called Typhoon . Western Atlantic(大西洋大西洋), Caribbean(加勒比海加勒比海), Gulf of Mexico(墨西哥湾墨西哥湾) and th

7、e eastern North Pacific called Hurricanes Indian Ocean called Cyclone . Philippines（菲律宾）（菲律宾） called Baguio. Australian aborigines(土著居民土著居民) called the typhoon Willy-Willy.Peak Monthes and the Landing Area The typhoons of China mostly come from the northwestern Pacific ocean. The landing time mostly

8、 from July to November.The earlist one would land in May, while the last one ofen occurs in December. The landing area is almost throughout the entire coastal area of China,especilly in Southeast China.Guangdong is a coastal region with the highest number of typhoon, followed by Taiwan, Hainan, Fuji

9、an and Zhejiang. *from climatic reasons：flood concentrates in low and middle latitudes,especially in sub tropical monsoon climate zone. seasonalitysimilarityuniversalityregionaldestructivenessThe secondary effects are:p Water supplies Contamination of water. Clean drinking water becomes scarce. p Di

10、seases Unhygienic(不卫生的) conditions.p Spread of water-borne diseases. p Crops and food supplies Shortage of food crops can be caused due to loss of entire harvest. However, lowlands near rivers depend upon river silt deposited by floods in order to add nutrients to the local soil. p Trees Non-toleran

11、t species can die from suffocation(窒息). p Transport - Transport links destroyed, so hard to get emergency aid to those who need it. 1.Pay attention to the flood warnings and prepare for it early. Improve the emphasis, actively involved in advocacy and make adequate preparations 2.Flood is coming, yo

12、u can use door, wooden bed,and so on to make water transport. 3.If the flood comes fast,you are to late to transfer. You should immediately climb onto the roof,trees,walls or other high places ,waiting for rescue.u When you are in the mountains, you must be careful not to hurt by landslides or the rolling stones.u Dont eat food touched by floodwaters, or you can get sick because floodwater may contain pollutants.u Improve the flo