Blizzards!

Blizzards written by Susan Lennox focus question What is a blizzard and how does it affect people?

《暴风雪》苏珊·伦诺克斯 著 核心问题：什么是暴风雪，它会对人们产生什么影响？

The Great White Hurricane On a March Sunday in 1888, rain fell across the northeast coast of the United States. The temperature dropped quickly as night fell. The rain turned to ice, then to snow. By Monday morning, howling winds whipped the falling snow into huge drifts. The Great White Hurricane lasted three days and buried the cities of Boston and New York.

白色大飓风 1888年三月的一个周日，美国东北沿海地区下起了雨。 夜幕降临时，气温骤降。 雨水先冻成冰，又变成了雪。 到周一早上，狂风把飘落的雪吹成了巨大的雪堆。 这场白色大飓风持续了三天，大雪覆盖了波士顿和纽约。

When the storm was over, more than 400 people had died. The blizzard of 1888 had caused millions of dollars in damage. Ships at sea were sunk, trains were frozen to their tracks, and roads were clogged with snow several stories high. It would be well into the summer before the last of the snow would melt.

风暴结束后，超过四百人不幸丧生。 1888年这场暴风雪造成了数百万美元的损失。 海上的船只沉没，火车冻在铁轨上，道路被好几层楼高的积雪堵塞。 直到入夏很久，最后一块积雪才会融化。

extreme storms Since the blizzard of 1888 there have been many big snow storms in the United States only some however were blizzards it Takes three things to make a blizzard strong winds blinding snow and freezing cold in a blizzard winds blow steadily at more than 35 miles, 56 kilometers per hour. Wind gusts may even reach a hurricane force of 75 miles, 119 kilometers per hour or more.

极端风暴 1888年那场暴风雪之后，美国出现过很多强降雪，但只有一部分称得上是暴风雪。形成暴风雪需要三个条件：强风、遮天蔽日的大雪和严寒。暴风雪中，风速稳定在每小时35英里（56公里）以上。 阵风风速甚至能达到每小时75英里（119公里）的飓风级别，甚至更快。

The strong gales carry falling snow and pick up snow already on the ground. The air becomes a spinning cloud of white, making it difficult to see. This is known as a whiteout. In a whiteout, no one can see anything more than a quarter of a mile, 402 meters away. Safe travel is nearly impossible.

强风卷着正在飘落的雪，还卷起了已经落在地面的雪。 空气变成了旋转的白色雪云，让人很难看清东西。 这种现象叫做“乳白天空”。 乳白天空发生时，人们最多只能看清402米（四分之一英里）以内的东西。 安全出行几乎是不可能的。

The biting winds also make chilly air feel even colder than it really is. Blowing gales create something called wind chill. Wind chill causes the body to lose heat faster. It feels like it is an air that is much colder. Wind chill can cause bare skin to freeze, leading to a painful condition known as frostbite.

刺骨的狂风让原本寒冷的空气感觉比实际温度更冷。 大风会形成一种叫做“风寒效应”的现象。 风寒效应会让身体热量流失得更快。 空气会给人冷得多的感觉。 风寒效应会让裸露的皮肤结冰，引发疼痛的冻伤。