NEW YORK – The hurricane on America’s eastern seaboard last week (which I experienced in lower Manhattan) adds to a growing collection of extreme weather events from which lessons should be drawn. Climate experts have long argued that the frequency and magnitude of such events are increasing, and evidence of this should certainly influence precautionary steps – and cause us to review such measures regularly.
纽约—上周美国东海岸的飓风（我在下曼哈顿也经历了）是又一次极端天气事件，我们必须从中吸取教训。气候专家早就指出，这类事件的频度和强度走在增加，这一迹象显然会影响到预防步骤，并让我们定期检查这些步骤。