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1、TopDisastersof2007fromTimeMagazine1.BangladeshCyclonesThesheerpopulationdensityofBangladesh—2,639peoplepersquaremile—guaranteesthatanynaturaldisasterinthatSouthAsiannationwilltakeaseverehumantoll.WhenCycloneSidrstrucksouthernBangladeshonNov.15,itwasnodifferent.Packingwindsofover100mph,t
2、hestormtookoutpowerlinesandtrees,andpulverizedmud-and-thatchhomes.Thedeathtollwasover1,000,withmorethanhalfamillionpeopleforcedtofleetheirhomes.ButbyBangladesh’ssadstandards,Sidrwasnothing—acyclonein1991killedanastounding140,000people.#2.SoutheastU.S.DroughtsWaterexpertsliketocalldrough
3、ttheRodneyDangerfieldofnaturaldisasters:Itgetsnorespect.ButthelongdrythatgrippedmuchoftheAmericanSoutheastthisyearismakingeveryonetakenotice.Normallyverdant,Georgiaandseveralneighboringstatesaresufferingthroughtheirworstdryspellinrecordedhistory.AtonepointthecityofAtlanta,oneofthefastes
4、t-growingmetroareasintheU.S.,hadjustthreemonthsofwaterleft.Asthedroughtworsened,ittriggeredanastylegalfightbetweenFlorida,GeorgiaandAlabamaoverdecliningwatersupplies.Thechieflegacyofthe2007droughtwillbethis:Itcouldwellbewater,notenergyoroil,whichfinallyconstrainsAmericangrowth. #3.Mex
5、icoFloodsAnaturaldisasterinarichcountryliketheUnitedStatescanbeaninconvenience.InanimpoverishednationlikeMexico,itisahumancatastrophe.MassivefloodsthatstruckthesouthernMexicanstatesofTabascoandChiapasinlateOctoberandNovemberleftvaststretchesoflandcompletelysubmerged—anestimated80%ofTaba
6、scowasunderwateratonepoint,andasmanyasonemillionresidentswereaffectedbythefloods.MexicanPresidentFelipeCalderonputitsimply:“Thisisoneoftheworstnaturaldisastersinthehistoryofthecountry.” #4.HurricaneFelixTheU.S.gotofflightlyinthehurricaneseasonof2007,butnoteverycountrywassolucky.ACategor
7、y5storm—thehighestpossiblerating—HurricaneFelixslammedintoNicaraguaonSept.4withwindsthatrangedupto160mph.ThestormalsohitHondurasandgrazedtheCaribbeanislands.AltogetherFelixkilled101people,andpulverizedtheimpoverishedcoastalcommunitiesofNicaragua.Onebrightside—thestormhitheavily
