Environment
Part. 1 Vocabulary
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cyclone |
/ˈsīˌklōn/ n. - a system of winds rotating inward to an area of low atmospheric pressure, with a counterclockwise (northern hemisphere) or clockwise (southern hemisphere) circulation; a depression. |
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dissipate |
/ˈdisəˌpāt/ v. - to break up and scatter or vanish. The clouds dissipated and the sun came out |
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flash |
/flaSH/ v. - move or pass very quickly. "a look of terror
flashed across Kirov's face"
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hectopascals |
The international unit for measuring atmospheric or barometric pressure. |
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pile |
/ paɪl/ n. - an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other
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Part 2. Article reading
Typhoon Omais weakened into an extratropical cyclone Tuesday
morning, after making landfall around midnight Monday, flooding roads and
houses, and forcing more than 10,000 people to evacuate in southern South
Korean cities that lay in its path.
Typhoon warnings issued the previous day were all lifted, but the weather
service forecast heavy rains of up to 200 millimeters with strong winds, as
well as occasional lightning and thunder, to continue throughout the day in the
coastal areas and southern parts of the country.
The season's first typhoon to hit the country dissipated over the East
Sea, bringing heavy downpours for its relatively small size, packing wind gusts
of up to 18-19 meters per second and pressure of 996 hectopascals.
The typhoon dumped 219.5 mm of rain on Jeju, 205.5 mm in Sacheon and 184 mm in
Geoje, both in South Gyeongsang Province, and 159 mm in Busan.
Firefighters rescued 11 people from flash flooding and no injuries were
reported as of early Tuesday, according to the Central Disaster and Safety
Countermeasures Headquarters, but 10 people were displaced in Tongyeong, South
Gyeongsang Province and 1,106 people were evacuated amid fears of landslides
and flash floods in eastern Busan, Changwon, and South Jeolla Province.
The railway connecting Gwangju and Miryang in South Gyeongsang Province was
cutoff after parts of the railway became covered with piles of mud from
heavy rainfall early Tuesday morning.
Six roads in the provinces of South Gyeongsang and South Jeolla were inundated
with flash floods.
Twenty-one shopping quarters in Ulsan and three houses in Tongyeong were
flooded. Flash floods swamped an outdoor parking lot in Sacheon, South
Gyeongsang Province. In Ulsan and Busan, 217 homes temporarily lost power.
High winds and heavy downpours forced 86 flights and 70 ferries to stop
service. Thousands of boats were anchored at ports nationwide and 450 trails at
18 national parks were closed.
More than 10,000 residents living in landslide-prone areas in eastern Busan,
Changwon and Suncheon and Damyang, both in South Jeolla Province, fled their
homes by Monday night.
The national weather service warned of continuing rains Tuesday in southern
Korea is largely due to a low-pressure system approaching the peninsula. (Yonhap)
For the full article visit: http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20210824000131