R***U
发帖数: 1860 | 1 Rainfall officially in Philadelphia between yesterday and early this morning
totaled 2.11", bringing our yearly rainfall total to 62.26" -- which breaks
the pre-modern era rainfall record of 61.17" of rain from 1867.
This is really, truly, the rainiest year in Philly's recorded (or pre-
official) history. Many locations picked up between two and three inches
around the immediate Philly metro, with the highest totals just south of us
into Central Delaware where some totals of over three inche... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 94654 | 2 刚查天气，旁边有american's wettest city， 西雅图根本没上榜
然后google了一下别的网站的列表，西雅图根本不见踪影
The 10 rainiest cities in the U.S. by amount of annual rainfall include:
Mobile, Ala.: 67 inches average annual rainfall; 59 average annual rainy
days
Pensacola, Fla.: 65 inches average annual rainfall; 56 average annual rainy
days
New Orleans, La.: 64 inches average annual rainfall; 59 average annual rainy
days
West Palm Beach, Fla.: 63 inches average annual rainfall; 58 average annual
rainy days
Lafayette, La.: 62 inches av... 阅读全帖 |
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z*********n
发帖数: 94654 | 3 刚查天气，旁边有american's wettest city， 西雅图根本没上榜
然后google了一下别的网站的列表，西雅图根本不见踪影
The 10 rainiest cities in the U.S. by amount of annual rainfall include:
Mobile, Ala.: 67 inches average annual rainfall; 59 average annual rainy
days
Pensacola, Fla.: 65 inches average annual rainfall; 56 average annual rainy
days
New Orleans, La.: 64 inches average annual rainfall; 59 average annual rainy
days
West Palm Beach, Fla.: 63 inches average annual rainfall; 58 average annual
rainy days
Lafayette, La.: 62 inches av... 阅读全帖 |
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l******a
发帖数: 16364 | 4 Saturday Night: Tropical storm conditions possible, with hurricane
conditions also possible. Periods of rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Some
of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 68. East wind 28 to
33 mph increasing to between 33 and 43 mph. Winds could gust as high as 55
mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 2 and 3
inches possible.
Sunday: Tropical storm conditions possible. Periods of rain and possibly a
thunderstorm. Some of the storms could p... 阅读全帖 |
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H**********y
发帖数: 7928 | 5 周日晚上就好了
Saturday Night: Tropical storm conditions possible, with hurricane
conditions also possible. Periods of rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Some
of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 68. East wind 28 to
33 mph increasing to between 33 and 43 mph. Winds could gust as high as 55
mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 2 and 3
inches possible.
Sunday: Tropical storm conditions possible. Periods of rain and possibly a
thunderstorm. Some of the storm... 阅读全帖 |
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m*******s
发帖数: 22 | 6 I have a rainfall map and a NDVI map of US.
Now, I want to overlay the rainfall map on the NDVI map
so that I could identify the change of the rainfall
distribution with different types of vegetation.
In other words, I want the rainfall map to be
semi-transparency so that I could see through it
to reach the NDVI map under it. Now, the problem is
that I cannot see the NDVI distribution any more
after I put the rainfall map over it. Could anyone give me
some suggestions about how do this? Thanks a |
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W***n
发帖数: 11530 | 7 Flood Control and Drainage
The Chicago area is topographically dominated by the glacial Lake Chicago
plain. This plain encompasses the Chicago River, Des Plaines River, and the
Calumet River. Early explorers discovered the Chicago Portage, an area
within Mud Lake that was only 15 feet above the level of Lake Michigan and
on the watershed divide between the Mississippi River basin and the Great
Lakes basin.
The Chicago area experienced many early drainage challenges. The natural
condition was swa... 阅读全帖 |
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k*********a
发帖数: 184 | 8 Vienna Teng: City Hall
me and my baby on a february holiday
'cause we got the news
yeah, we got the news
500 miles and we're gonna make it all the way
we've got nothing to lose
we've got nothing to lose
it's been 10 years waiting
but it's better late than the never
we've been told before
we can't wait one minute more
oh, me and my baby driving down
to a hilly seaside town in the rainfall
oh, me and my baby stand in line
you've never seen a sight so fine
as the love that's gonna shine
at city hal... 阅读全帖 |
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W***n
发帖数: 11530 | 9 Flood Control and Drainage
The Chicago area is topographically dominated by the glacial Lake Chicago
plain. This plain encompasses the Chicago River, Des Plaines River, and the
Calumet River. Early explorers discovered the Chicago Portage, an area
within Mud Lake that was only 15 feet above the level of Lake Michigan and
on the watershed divide between the Mississippi River basin and the Great
Lakes basin.
The Chicago area experienced many early drainage challenges. The natural
condition was swa... 阅读全帖 |
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g****g
发帖数: 1828 | 10 In probability theory, the normal (or Gaussian) distribution, is a
continuous probability distribution that is often used as a first
approximation to describe real-valued random variables that tend to cluster
around a single mean value. The graph of the associated probability density
function is “bell”-shaped, and is known as the Gaussian function or bell
curve:[nb 1]
f(x) = \tfrac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi\sigma^2}}\; e^{ -\frac{(x-\mu)^2}{2\sigma^2}
},
where parameter μ is the mean (location of the pe... 阅读全帖 |
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T*****T
发帖数: 640 | 11 楼主看看美国各州的平均年降雨
State Area(sq. mi.) Rainfall(in./yr.)* Rainfall (mi./yr.) Rainfall(cu. mi./
yr.)
Alabama 51,609 56.90 0.0008980 46.3471
Alaska 586,412 53.15 0.0008389 491.9160
Arizona 113,909 7.11 0.0001122 12.7824
Arkansas 53,104 49.20 0.0007765 41.2361
California 158,693 17.28 0.0002727 43.2799
Colorado 104,247 15.31 0.0002416 25.1897
Connecticut 5,009 44.39 0.0007006 3.5093
Delaware 2,057 41.38 0.0006531 1.3434
Florida 58,560 49.91 0.0007877 46.1289
Georgia 58,876 48.61 0.0007672 45.1699
Hawai... 阅读全帖 |
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W***n
发帖数: 11530 | 12 Seoul (CNN) -- A landslide near the South Korean town of Chuncheon killed 32
people and injured 24 others, authorities said Wednesday.
More than 750 rescue workers had been dispatched to the site after the
collapse occurred at midnight, according to the Central Disaster Relief
Center.
About 400 families have lost their homes and more than 14,000 were left
without power.
The hillside gave way during a summer of record-setting rainfall, which has
caused flooding and major traffic disruptions acros... 阅读全帖 |
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a*******m
发帖数: 14194 | 13 加拿大的玉米带土地价格最近几年一直在涨。
Canada’s New Corn Belt Attracts Hot Money to Bargain Farmland
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-08/canada-s-new-corn-belt
U.S. farmers in the Midwest, the center of corn cultivation in North America
, have watched helplessly as the worst drought in more than five decades has
devastated their crop.
Canadian farmers in the prairie provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and
Alberta, long one of the greatest wheat-growing regions on Earth, have
started planting corn, Bloomberg ... 阅读全帖 |
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u****a
发帖数: 568 | 15 the monthly rainfall record was 11.8cm but last night in a 2 hour period the
rainfall was 10.6 cm |
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W*****B
发帖数: 4796 | 16 Preface
If any of the following events should occur:
a peak oil crisis or a World War that results in a significant reduction in
the transportation of food, or
commercial fertilizer becomes scarce or extremely expensive, or
unemployment increases significantly and many families are forced to grow
their own vegetables, or
there is a local, national, or worldwide famine,
then the following information would be extremely valuable to everyone who
has a vegetable garden. The following information wou... 阅读全帖 |
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r*********t
发帖数: 4911 | 17 那好吧，证据如下。预报说harvey是3级风暴。实际呢，却是4级（当然，实际风力只比
预测的高10miles/h, 到底这10miles/h影响有多少，我不是专业人士，无法评估）。礼
拜五预报说harvey雨量为15-30 inches, 最高局部为40inches，实际休斯顿东部目前却
为50inches，而且还在持续增加。
当然，说阴谋论，有些证据不足。但是说预测失准，那是肯定的。
Harvey slammed into Texas late Friday as a Category 4 hurricane with winds
of 130 miles per hour (209 km per hour), making it the strongest storm to
hit the state since 1961. It has since lingered over Houston, dumping 2-3
inches of rain an hour onto the city.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-storm-har... 阅读全帖 |
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s*****y
发帖数: 32 | 18 Hi Paperdog,
I am referenced by my friend that you are looking for an Analyst with
quantitative background, which is rather interesting to me.
First of all, I am a programming engineer with 8 years of extensive data
modelling and processing experience, and am particularly adept at working
with big data, optimization, high performance (parallel/multithread)
computing, machine learning, and numerical methods. I am proficient with
Matlab, C#, Java, and VBA.
Second, I have been rigorously trained in... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 13081 | 19 http://www.weather.com/forecast/regional/news/california-rain-f
Overall, the heaviest rainfall totals are expected from western Washington
to northern California, with numerous 3-to 5-inch rainfall totals expected.
This includes much of the San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento. Locally
higher amounts of up to 8 inches, or more, can be expected in the Sierra
foothills below snow level, the coastal ranges and windward locations of the
Olympic Mountains.
比较下2014年 一年的降雨量。 相当于， 一天的雨量是整年的一半。
July 1 t... 阅读全帖 |
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g****e
发帖数: 349 | 20 报道来了
Downpour is more than 60% of June monthly rainfall: PUB
By Joanne Chan | Posted: 16 June 2010 1530 hrs
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1063622/1
/.html
Heavy rainfall causes flooding in Orchard area
SINGAPORE: The heavy rain Wednesday morning caused flooding in many
areas in central Singapore.
National water agency, PUB, says almost 100 mm of rain fell within a
two-hour period from about 9 am to 11 am.
That's more than 60 per cent o |
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f****1
发帖数: 289 | 21 天气预报说有heavy rainfall, 是指暴雨吗？
现在就担心开过去的路上就有heavy rainfall, 如果到了cabin也就罢了，大不了窝
cabin里看电视。 |
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c*****n
发帖数: 14445 | 22 近几年来最迟来的雪
而且果然暖冬
http://www.almanac.com/weather/longrange/WA/Seattle
NOVEMBER 2012: temperature 49° (2° above avg.); precipitation 5" (1.5"
below avg.); Nov 1-7: Rainy, mild; Nov 8-14: Showers, then sunny, cool; Nov
15-20: Occasional rain, turning cool; Nov 21-27: Rain, heavy at times, mild;
Nov 28-30: Rain, cool.
DECEMBER 2012: temperature 43° (avg.); precipitation 3.5" (3" below avg.);
Dec 1-5: Occasional rain, cool; Dec 6-8: Sunny, cold; Dec 9-14: Periods of
rain and snow, cool; Dec 15-25: Oc... 阅读全帖 |
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t*****r
发帖数: 4431 | 23 如果有，在心里默默感谢我就好了，包子有没有无所谓。
Fun facts about Seattle:
•The U.S. Census Bureau lists Seattle as the most educated city in the
US with more than half of residents over 25 yrs old having a bachelor's
degree.
•Seattle also regularly ranks as one of the most fit cities in the U.S.
•The total number of gray, drizzly days in Seattle are high, which
give it the reputation as a rainy city, however most East Coast cities
actually have more yearly rainfall than Seattle.
•Seattle sells ... 阅读全帖 |
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t*****r
发帖数: 4431 | 24 刚刚收到的newsletter，共同怀念有雨的好时光：
Remember the good old days when "talking about the weather" was just for
small talk, casual socializing, and avoiding hot button issues?
This summer started early - again - and is continuing hot and dry. Rainfall
, as measured by the WSU Agricultural Extension weather station shows this
June's rainfall at .49", compared to 2.13" in 2012. London and Paris, two
cities that share a similar climate to Seattle's, both set heat records this
past week: 98, the hottest June... 阅读全帖 |
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h*******f
发帖数: 35 | 25 Seattle doesn’t really get that much rain compared to most U.S. cities. In
fact, Seattle ranks 44th among major U.S. cities in average annual rainfall,
getting approximately 38 inches annually. Cities that get more rainfall
than Seattle include such as Houston Texas (48 inches), New Orleans (60
inches), Mobile AL (65 inches), Memphis (52 inches), Nashville (48 inches),
and pretty much every major city on the eastern seaboard, such as New York (
43 inches), Philadelphia (41 inches), Miami (58 in... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 10701 | 26 ☆─────────────────────────────────────☆
rainfall (rainfall) 于 (Tue Aug 3 00:28:50 2004) 提到:
上个星期在杭州打了一场球(西湖高尔夫俱乐部）。球场不错，就是天气太热了。中国人
工便宜，所以服务很好，有caddy帮我背包，端茶送水的。费用：120元 Green Fee
（150000元会员费，我同学是会员）, 50元小费。
本来还想在深圳打一次的，因太忙未果。那里有个180洞的场子，叫观澜湖的。
☆─────────────────────────────────────☆
whitebone (blackbone's first elder brother) 于 (Mon Aug 2 22:30:52 2004) 提到:
150k会员费也不低牙
☆─────────────────────────────────────☆
mapcar (非典同居者) 于 (Tue Aug 3 04:16:29 2004) 提到:
green fee is very cheap |
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a****s
发帖数: 8624 | 27 不过又看到这个：
Portland gets more rain than Seattle.
The rainfall averages 37.5 inches per year in downtown Portland. Portland
averages 155 days with measurable precipitation a year. Seattle, on the
other hand, averages 37.1 inches of rainfall per year. |
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k******r
发帖数: 2243 | 28 Here is the details.
Atacama Desert is commonly known as the driest place in the world,
especially surroundings of the abandoned Yungay town[9] (in Antofagasta
Region, Chile).[10] The average rainfall in the Chilean region of
Antofagasta is just 1 millimetre (0.04 in) per year. Some weather stations
in the Atacama have never received rain. Evidence suggests that the Atacama
may not have had any significant rainfall from 1570 to 1971.[5] It is so
arid that mountains that reach as high as 6,885 me... 阅读全帖 |
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l*********l
发帖数: 830 | 29 "Spanish moss is an epiphyte which absorbs nutrients (especially calcium)
and water from the air and rainfall. "
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_moss
The pic was taken about 20 meters from a river and ~ 1.5 meter above the
river bank. Guess that is where Spanish moss prefers to live: low exposure
to sunlight, and very humid/lots of rainfall.
California. |
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o*******r
发帖数: 39 | 30 楼上说的不错，用rainfall 比较接近字面意思。谢谢你的建议。
鄙人觉得用"Rainbow drizzled from the sky", 是因为，彩虹代表的是爱情的憧憬，
它化成雨drizzling，有一种憧憬慢慢融化的凄凉之感。而且，rainfall 好像不太好和
drizzle 一起用。
纯粹个人感觉了啦。 |
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d****n
发帖数: 10034 | 31 you need know the drainage area first.
then Sigma(outflow*time interval)/area to get rainfall in inches.
outflow needs to be divided by this inches number to get unit hydrograph.
If your rainfall is not 15 minute,you need do some conversion. |
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G*******s
发帖数: 76 | 32 and you may try overlay your vegetation polygons
over your rainfall in ArcScene to get an
interactive 3D rainfall map. |
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k***x
发帖数: 5 | 33 还有missouri－rolla，MTU， buffalo， u of houston...因为本科学的就是汽车，加
上天生喜爱，就想继续读下去了。。。。
我是请rainfall MM帮忙的人，在此写过rainfall～～ |
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c**i
发帖数: 6973 | 34 Matt Ridley, For Democracy, Bet on Peas Over Pineapples. Wall Street Journal
, Apr 30, 2011.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100014240
52748704132204576285263320561604.html
Note:
(a) The article mentions "a fine new paper by Stephen Haber of Stanford and
Victor Menaldo of the University of Washington."
It is
Haber S and Menaldo V, Rainfall, Human Capital, and Democracy. Apr 2, 2011.
http://www.innovation.hoover.org/media/file/Haber%20and
%20Menaldo,%20Rainfall,%20Human%20Capital,%20Democracy%20A... 阅读全帖 |
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c*****3
发帖数: 1141 | 35 三峡工程在一片争论声中开建，中国那些御用专家们就迫不及待地宣布：三峡建成之后
，将发挥防
洪的效能，且三峡防洪功能是第一位的，可以一劳永逸地解决长江洪水的威胁。会成为
调节四川盆地气候的空调。夏天它能使沿江地带降温；冬天则因这个大空调而不再寒冷
，三峡区域将呈现冬暖夏凉的气候特征。三峡大坝不会碍航，长江这条黄金水道畅通无
阻，万吨轮将直达重庆……
一切都是那么美好。最后却发现原来那很多描绘不过是谎言。原来“空调论”虽然是真
的，装的却是个夏热冬冷旱涝咸至的“反空调”。
终于蓄水成库了，由02年的135米而到05年的155米，媒体和专家照例按宣传口径发布普
天同庆一片欢腾的报道。质疑和清醒的声音的发出和传播都是那么地困难，几乎湮没在
一片喝彩的主流声音中了。网上倒是不乏反对的声音，但多为不谙内情的人的发言。虽
不乏局部的真知灼见，但往往热议不到全盘的点子上。
那些主流派专家们，照例出来进行粉饰工程。你说不好他就说好，你挑问题他就来给你
个七虚三实且不无误导的“解答”，反正一般网民们，也不可能生而知之对这些专业知
识有深入了解。就算你质疑，也往往抓不到他的痛脚。
但是自然地质地理和大小气候... 阅读全帖 |
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c**i
发帖数: 6973 | 36 (1) Edward Wong, To Slake Thirst of North, China Looks South; Plans for
diverting 6 trillion gallons of water a yearn. New York Times, June 2, 2011
(title in print).
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/02/world/asia
/02water.html?scp=1&sq=china%20yellow&st=cse
"Some Chinese scientists say the diversion could destroy the ecology of the
southern rivers, making them as useless as the Yellow River. The government
has neglected to do proper impact studies, they say. There are precedents in
the United Stat... 阅读全帖 |
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i***s
发帖数: 39120 | 37 三峡工程在一片争论声中开建，中国那些御用专家们就迫不及待地宣布：三峡建成之后，将发挥防洪的效能，且三峡防洪功能是第一位的，可以一劳永逸地解决长江洪水的威胁。会成为调节四川盆地气候的空调。夏天它能使沿江地带降温；冬天则因这个大空调而不再寒冷，三峡区域将呈现冬暖夏凉的气候特征。三峡大坝不会碍航，长江这条黄金水道畅通无阻，万吨轮将直达重庆……
一切都是那么美好。最后却发现原来那很多描绘不过是谎言。原来“空调论”虽然是真的，装的却是个夏热冬冷旱涝咸至的“反空调”。
终于蓄水成库了，由02年的135米而到05年的155米，媒体和专家照例按宣传口径发布普天同庆一片欢腾的报道。质疑和清醒的声音的发出和传播都是那么地困难，几乎湮没在一片喝彩的主流声音中了。网上倒是不乏反对的声音，但多为不谙内情的人的发言。虽不乏局部的真知灼见，但往往热议不到全盘的点子上。
那些主流派专家们，照例出来进行粉饰工程。你说不好他就说好，你挑问题他就来给你个七虚三实且不无误导的“解答”，反正一般网民们，也不可能生而知之对这些专业知识有深入了解。就算你质疑，也往往抓不到他的痛脚。
但是自然地质地理和大小气候的改变，却不因争论谁对... 阅读全帖 |
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c***s
发帖数: 70028 | 38 三峡工程在一片争论声中开建，中国那些御用专家们就迫不及待地宣布：三峡建成之后，将发挥防洪的效能，且三峡防洪功能是第一位的，可以一劳永逸地解决长江洪水的威胁。会成为调节四川盆地气候的空调。夏天它能使沿江地带降温；冬天则因这个大空调而不再寒冷，三峡区域将呈现冬暖夏凉的气候特征。三峡大坝不会碍航，长江这条黄金水道畅通无阻，万吨轮将直达重庆……
一切都是那么美好。最后却发现原来那很多描绘不过是谎言。原来“空调论”虽然是真的，装的却是个夏热冬冷旱涝咸至的“反空调”。
终于蓄水成库了，由02年的135米而到05年的155米，媒体和专家照例按宣传口径发布普天同庆一片欢腾的报道。质疑和清醒的声音的发出和传播都是那么地困难，几乎湮没在一片喝彩的主流声音中了。网上倒是不乏反对的声音，但多为不谙内情的人的发言。虽不乏局部的真知灼见，但往往热议不到全盘的点子上。
那些主流派专家们，照例出来进行粉饰工程。你说不好他就说好，你挑问题他就来给你个七虚三实且不无误导的“解答”，反正一般网民们，也不可能生而知之对这些专业知识有深入了解。就算你质疑，也往往抓不到他的痛脚。
但是自然地质地理和大小气候的改变，却不因争论谁对... 阅读全帖 |
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h*****5
发帖数: 566 | 39 注释：
本卷所发表的“爱尔兰史”的一些章节是恩格斯准备就这个题目写作的长篇历史著作的
一部分，1869年的后几个月和1870年上半年他曾从事这一著作的写作。恩格斯写作的意
图，是以爱尔兰历史为例，揭露英国殖民统治的制度和方法，指出它不仅对被压迫民族
而且对压迫民族的历史命运造成恶果，批判英国资产阶级史学家、经济学家、地理学家
著作中以种族主义沙文主义态度对爱尔兰的历史和现实所作的歪曲。
1869年夏天，恩格斯就想写一部爱尔兰的历史。他于这一年的9月在爱尔兰作了一次旅
行，以便进一步熟悉这个国家。为了从事这一著作，恩格斯研究了大量的文献和各种历
史资料，其中有古代和中世纪著作家的著作，年表，古代法律汇编，各种法令，民间传
说，古代文学作品，游记以及许多历史、考古、经济、地理和地质方面的著作。现在保
存下来的、恩格斯所开列的关于爱尔兰历史的书目计达150种以上。在他这时期所做的
15本笔记中，大部分是为本书准备的材料，此外还有札记、单页片断、剪报等。为了研
究爱尔兰的史料，恩格斯还不得不学习古爱尔兰语。爱尔兰年表和古斯堪的那维亚史诗
的某些片断就是由恩格斯自己译成德文的。在研究爱尔兰历史时... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 2882 | 40 大意：
世界粮农组织警告，中国干旱将迫使世界最大小麦生产者（中国）大量进口谷物，使得
市场价格创纪录的攀升。
埃及起义的根本原因，是中国：亚洲的繁荣造成了对谷物的空前需求。
40%的埃及人每天生活费低于2刀--甚至比加沙地带的人害穷。
食品的上涨加重了埃及人对现政权的不满。
埃及不能像中国在1949年一样搞土改，一切已经太晚了。
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/MB10Ak02.html
Chinese weather on Tahrir Square
By Spengler
The late novelist James Clavell had a tiresome habit of driving the plots of
his potboilers into cul-de-sacs, whence he would extricate them with a
natural disaster.
Egypt had its Clavell moment on February 8 when the Food and Agricul... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 640 | 41 About two thirds of the annual rainfall occures in your mentioned 4 months. |
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w****n
发帖数: 113 | 42 Do you really think MI has a lot more rainfall than Texas? |
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发帖数: 11854 | 43 【 以下文字转载自 Japan 讨论区 】
发信人: nowhere7 (折腾), 信区: Japan
标 题: Re: 谈谈日本政府对核事故的处理
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Tue Mar 29 01:17:10 2011, 美东)
扯谈也靠谱点好不?忍不住问：不装x会死吗？
第一条就是瞎扯
1. 撤人非常及时，尽管辐射释放量远大于三里岛，但周边居民受的的辐射却比三里岛
少得多。
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Mile_Island_accident#Radioac
Within hours of the accident the United States Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) began daily sampling of the environment at the three stations
closest to the plant. By April 1, continuous monitoring at 11 stations was
established and w... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6973 | 44 You seldom read American newspapers?
(1) Background:
(a) The situation worldwide is kind of bad, and getting worse.
(i) world population
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_population
(6 billion in 1999; 7b at present; possibly 9b in 2050)
(ii) Taiwan records annual rainfall of 2,500mm on average. Once in a blue
moon (such as a month ago), however, a short period of drought casts its
pall and water rationing is required.
(iii) At Shaanxi Normal University co-eds were coaxed into peeing standing... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6973 | 45 (1) Leon Kaye, Taiwan Faces Tough Water Choices; The country needs a fair
use policy and better water conservation to avoid the risk of an economic
disaster. Guardian, June 24, 2011.
http://www.guardian.co.uk
/sustainable-business/taiwan-tough-water-choices
Quote:
Though "Taiwan ranks second in the world in average annual precipitation,
much of its rainfall occurs during sudden typhoons and the country's water
infrastructure captures little of it.
"The per capita water consumption in Taiwan aver... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 2993 | 46
those are circle because they don't have enough rainfalls...
rely on several aquifers to raise the crops. the aquifers won't last
forever. |
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发帖数: 2946 | 47 The following message is a pool report from Xi Jinping’s visit to a farm
just outside Des Moines, Iowa / written by Kyle Munson of The Des Moines
Register and William Wan of The Washington Post.
Xi is met by the Kimberley family in front of their home. Among those
present:
Rick Kimberley, 61, soybean and corn farmer
his wife Martha Kimberley
their son Grant Kimberley, 36
(and others)
Also greeting them was Gov. Branstad, Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds, U.S.
Agriculture Sec. Vilsack and Iowa Agriculture S... 阅读全帖 |
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Z**S
发帖数: 1211 | 48 That river collects most of its water from rainfalls downward from the
Chinese border. |
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发帖数: 4265 | 49 Luo Gang: Abducted, then reunited
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24526210
In 1990, at the age of five, Luo Gang was kidnapped and sold to a family in
another part of China. Unable to remember his parents' names or the village
they lived in, he stood little chance of ever going home. But 23 years later
he did.
Luo Gang had waited a long time for this bowl of noodles.
"Is it tasty?" his mother asks. "Do you want some chilli sauce or something?"
"No, no. It's OK," he replies.
Luo had been a sma... 阅读全帖 |
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