范文一 After9,000yearsofsilence,Chile39;sChaitenvolcanoerupted,generatingwhatmayhavebeenadirtythunderstorm。Theselittleunderstoodstormsmaybecausedwhenrockfragments,ash,andiceparticlescollidetoproducestaticchargesjustasiceparticlescollidetocreatechargesinregularthunderstorms。Theeruption,whichcontinuedoffandonformonths,forcedtheevacuationofthousandsofresidentsandcattlefromthiscornerofPatagonia。 智利伴随闪电暴风雨的火山爆发场景,在经过长达9000年的沉寂后,智利的紫藤(Chaiten)火山首次爆发。正如图片所示,火山爆发时伴随着雷电和暴风雨,这种很难理解的现象可能是当火山爆发时的岩石碎片、灰尘和冰粒相互碰撞产生强大静电造成的。这次断断续续长达几个月的火山大爆发也使成千上万的民众被迫转移。 范文二 AVolcanoEruption火山爆发 Asthebestcandidate,Iwasappointedtocollectandevaluateinformationforadatabaseaboutpersenaturaldisasters,suchashurricanes,typhoonsorthunderstorms。SometimesIdidthisbygivingoutquestionnairestothosewhowentthroughthem。ButsometimesIhadtogothroughactualdisastersmyself。TheMusakiVolcanowasoneofthem。 Atthattime,Ilivedinabungalowalongsidethevolcanowithanovelist,whocamefortheappreciationofitseruption。Oneday,whenIwasdrawingdiagramsonthebalconyandhewasbathinginside,thevolcanoeruptedunexpectedly。Theashandlavafountainsshootinghighlyintheskyvariedfrom50to100metersinheight。Itwasabsolutelyfantastic!Ievennoticedarainbowappearinthefogcausedbyaheatwave。 But,glancingthroughoursurroundings,Iforesawthepotentialdangerandfoundnoguaranteeofoursafety。Theuncomfortablegasalmostmadeusunconscious。Sweatsofanxietybegantodrop。Managingtostoppanickingandtrembling,wequicklyputonourprotectivesuits,helmetsandbootsandeventuallymadeourwaytoasafeplace。Howluckywewereeventhoughmypreciousequipmentanddocumentswereallburnttotheground! 范文三 WhydoesTazieffriskhislifelikethis? HarounTazieff,thePolishscientist,hasspenthislifetimestudyingactivevolcanoesanddeepcavesinallpartsoftheworld。In1948,hewenttoLakeKivuintheCongotoobserveanewvolcanowhichhelaternamedKituro。Tazieffwasabletosetuphiscampveryclosetothevolcanowhileitwaseruptingviolently。Thoughhemanagedtotakeanumberofbrilliantphotographs,hecouldnotstaynearthevolcanoforverylong。Henoticedthatariverofliquidrockwascomingtowardshim。Itthreatenedtosurroundhimcompletely,butTazieffmanagedtoescapejustintime。Hewaiteduntilthevolcanobecamequietandhewasabletoreturntwodayslater。Thistime,hemanagedtoclimbintothemouthofKiturosothathecouldtakephotographsandmeasuretemperatures。Tazieffhasoftenriskedhislifeinthisway。Hehasbeenabletotellusmoreaboutactivevolcanoesthananymanalive。