Scientiststhisweekannouncedthatlightningcantravelmu...
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Scientists this week announced that lightning can travel much farther and last much longer than previously thought.
The conclusion is based on observations of a storm in Oklahoma (hat produced a lightning bolt (霹雳)nearly 200 miles long. nearly half the width of the state. The longest-lasting flash was observed in southern France. where a single flash in 2012 lasted for 7.74 seconds. Most lightning bolts last less than a second and travel only a few miles.
“We should be more aware of lightning if wc can have lightning (hat can travel 200 miles.” said Randy Cerveny,the spokesman on weather and climate extremes for the World Meteorological Organization, which added. for the first time, lightning to its list of extreme weather events. This list includes records for heat,cold,wind speed, rainfall and other events.
Scientists said that the Oklahoma lightning bolt shot from Tulsa, Okla., westward, nearly to the Texas border. It touched the ground in several places.
The lightning can start tens or hundreds of miles away and then come back to where we are. That's why we have to be careful of where the lightning is coming to ground, even though the storm is past.
Of course not all storms have extreme lightning like that observed in Oklahoman and French storms. The Oklahoma bolt came in the midst of a particularly bad patch of weather early on June 20,2007.
“Most lightning will strike within the 30-30 rule," said Dr. Cerveny.“The 30-30 rule is one that we still want to stress and make sure people are aware of... but it does confirm that lightning can hit far from where the storm actually is.”
The “30-30” rule stipulates (规定)that if thunder follows lightning within 30 seconds, people should go inside for 30 minutes. If it lakes longer, it's safe to stay outside.
Studying lightning is important because it can be fatal when it strikes. This year, 35 deaths have been blamed on lightning striker, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. That's the highest death toll related to lightning strikes in any single year since 2007,reports The Weather Channel-
Though thunder is just the sound of lightening, the rumble(隆隆声)arrives after the light flash during a storm» because light travels much faster than sound. The booming sound is a shock wave caused by the rapid expansion of air suddenly heated by the lightning holt.
61. According to the authorities, lightning may .
e as great harm as a severe earthquake
B. parallel hurricanes in their harm to humans
C. impact on people in a larger area than rains
D. be far more difficult to forecast than storms
62. The “30-30 rule” is established lo show .
A. when we can carry out observations on lightning bolts
B. what the relationship is between lightning and a storm
C. where lightning may possibly reach and cause damage
D. how we might keep ourselves safe from a lightning bolt
63. We can conclude from the passage that .
A. the longer distance a bolt covers, the more dangerous it may be
B. lightning bolts tend to take place in extremely hot summer days
C. we mustn't stop caring about the bolts until I hey come to an end e there is no storm. there is no danger from lightning
64. The passage tells us about .
A. an application in lightning
B. an update on lightning
experiment on lightning
D. an analysis of lightning
【回答】
BDAB
知识点:科普环保类阅读
题型:阅读理解
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