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It's time for the "Shoutout." What ends on November 30th? If you think you know it, then shout it out.
又到了大喊答题节目环节！什么是在11月30日结束？如果你认为知晓答案，那就大声喊出来！
Is it, autumn, the Major League Baseball season, Daylight-saving time or Hurricane season. You've got three seconds, go!
是秋天、美国职业棒球大联盟的赛季、夏季时间还是飓风季节？你有3秒钟时间，开始！
The Atlantic and Pacific hurricane season end every year on November 30th. That's your answer and that's your "Shoutout."
大西洋和太平洋飓风季节在每年11月30日结束。你回答对了吗？这就是本期的大喊答题节目环节。
One thing we want to point out, hurricanes can form at any time. The season, which starts on June First is when hurricanes are most likely to show up. This year has been kind of a no show, though.
我们想要指出一点，那就是飓风在任何时间都可能形成。从6月1日开始的这一季节是飓风的频发时段。尽管这一季几乎没有台风。
Forecasters were expecting an above average season. In terms of tropical storms, sure, in terms of hurricanes, not even close. At least, not so far. Some scientists were trying to explain it.
预报员曾推测这个季节内飓风会增加。就热带风暴来讲，确实如此。而就飓风而言，完全不对或者至少不尽然。一些科学家尝试解释这一现象。
From the air, the damage continues to leave many in awe. And from the ground, the personal stories of struggle are a constant.
大气中,飓风所造成的损害令人无法想象。而地面上,人们与之搏斗的故事也是亘古不变。
This is heartbreaking, I'd lived my whole life. I'm like a fourth generation here. And like I said, this all is devastating.
这令人心碎,我一辈子都在这里生活。我就像是这里的第四代。就像我说的,这次打击是毁灭性的。
That was a year ago. After Superstorm Sandy slammed into the northeastern United States. Today, the Atlantic hurricane season has been at dud. Take a look at the numbers. Only two hurricanes have formed in the Atlantic this year. And neither one has been a major hurricane. A category three or greater.
那是一年以前。那时超级风暴桑迪席卷美国东北部。而现如今大西洋飓风季节不曾造成那么大的破坏力。让我们看看数字。今年大西洋只有两个飓风形成。不管哪个都不是主要飓风。3级或更大。
So, what's the science behind the lack of hurricanes this year?
所以, 今年飓风稀缺背后有科学依据吗?
That's going to be the question of the season, and I think there are a couple of culprits. There's been a quite a bit of wind shear in the upper atmosphere, hurricanes don't like wind shears.
可能是这个季节的问题,我认为有几个原因。在高层大气中存在相当多的乱流,而飓风偏不喜欢乱流。
Experts also say, a combination of dry air and dust from Western Africa could also suppress hurricane development.
专家也称干燥的空气和从非洲西部而来的灰尘也抑制了飓风的发展。
It's a bit odd to have a lack of activity relatively speaking in both Pacific and the Atlantic and so, may people think there maybe some type of atmosphere mode like the El Nino, or the Arctic oscillation.
相对而言在太平洋和大西洋缺乏飓风活动有点奇怪,因此,人们可能认为也许是某种与厄尔尼诺现象,或者北极振荡一样的天气类型。
Some of them are methods for projecting seasonal forecast. Man, I handle those very well.
他们中的一些人有着特别的预测季节性气候的方法。嘿，伙计,一切尽在我的掌握当中。
But with six weeks remaining in hurricane season, there is still plenty of time for storms to develop. And the factors that could have inhibited development early in the season, may weaken or even disappear.
但飓风季节还剩6个星期,对于飓风形成还有充足的时间。而且可以抑制在这个季节早期形成的因素,可能会削弱甚至消失。
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