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In California, the second of back-to-back atmospheric rivers on Monday caused heavy rains and mudslides, flooded roadways and cut electric power.
在加利福尼亚州，周一第二次连续的大气河造成了暴雨和泥石流，道路被淹，电力中断。
Atmospheric rivers are long and wide areas, like a river, of water vapor in the atmosphere that form over an ocean.
大气河是指在海洋上空形成的由大气中的水蒸气形成的又长又宽的区域，就像河流一样。
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says these weather systems carry as much water vapor as the average flow of water at the mouth of the Mississippi River.
美国国家海洋和大气管理局表示，这些天气系统携带的水蒸气与密西西比河入海口的平均水流量一样多。
When atmospheric rivers make landfall, they often release this water vapor in the form of rain or snow.
当大气河登陆时，它们通常会以雨或雪的形式释放水蒸气。
Much of California was still drying out from the atmospheric river that blew in last week.
加利福尼亚州大部分地区仍在因上周吹走的大气河而变得干燥。
Over the weekend, officials ordered people living in parts of California that burned in recent wildfires to evacuate.
上周末，官员们命令居住在加州最近发生野火的部分地区的人们撤离。
These areas are at high risk for wreckage flows.
这些地区是残骸流的高风险地区。
About 1.4 million people living in the Los Angeles area, were under a flash flood warning Monday morning.
周一上午，洛杉矶地区约有140万人收到了山洪预警。
Up to 23 centimeters of rain had already fallen in the area, with more expected, the National Weather Service predicts.
美国国家气象局预测，该地区的降雨量已达23厘米，预计还会有更多降雨。
It called the flash flooding and threat of mudslides, "a particularly dangerous situation."
该机构称山洪暴发和泥石流威胁是“特别危险的情况”。
Keki Mingus, from the Studio City area of Los Angeles, said that mud, rocks, and water came down through her neighborhood.
来自洛杉矶影视城地区的凯基·明格斯表示，泥浆、岩石和水从她所在的社区倾泻而下。
Mingus said, "It looks like a river that's been here for years. I've never seen anything like it."
明格斯说：“它看起来像一条已经存在多年的河流。我从来没有见过这样的东西。”
The rains brought down trees and power lines Sunday in the San Francisco Bay Area.
周日，在旧金山湾区，大雨吹倒了树木和电线。
Winds in the northern area blew as fast as 95 kilometers an hour.
北部地区的风速高达每小时95公里。
In the mountains, they were even stronger with gusts reaching almost 130 kilometers an hour.
在山区，风力更强，风速达到每小时近130公里。
Palisades Tahoe is a skiing area about 320 kilometers northeast of San Francisco.
太浩帕利萨迪斯是旧金山东北约320公里处的滑雪胜地。
The skiing area was expected to have the heaviest snowfall yet this season on Sunday, as much as 15 centimeters per hour for a total of up to 60 centimeters.
周日，该滑雪区的降雪量将达到每小时15厘米，总降雪量将达到60厘米，这是本季以来降雪量最大的一次。
Heavy snow is continuing into Monday throughout the Sierra Nevada and motorists were urged to avoid mountain roads.
内华达山脉的大雪一直持续到周一，驾车者被敦促避开山路。
Just to the south in San Jose, emergency crews rescued people from a car trapped by floodwaters.
就在圣何塞南部，紧急救援人员从一辆被洪水困住的汽车里救出了人们。
Other teams rescued people living beside a rising river.
其他队伍营救了住在水位上涨的河边的人们。
For the Central Coast, the weather service issued a rare "hurricane force wind warning," with wind gusts of up to 148 kilometers an hour.
对于中部海岸，气象局发布了罕见的“飓风强风警报”，风速高达每小时148公里。
The storm then moved into Southern California, where officials warned of possible severe flooding.
风暴随后进入南加州，那里的官员警告说可能会发生严重洪灾。
They ordered people to leave canyon areas where there were recent wildfires.
他们命令人们离开最近发生野火的峡谷地区。
Officials are concerned about the high risk of wreckage flows in those areas.
官员们担心这些地区发生残骸流的高风险。
The latest atmospheric river storm is called a "Pineapple Express" because it stretches across the Pacific from almost as far as Hawaii.
最新的大气河风暴被称为“菠萝快车”，因为它横跨太平洋，几乎一直延伸到夏威夷。
"We've had flooding, we've had gusty winds, we've had the whole gamut here," said Todd Hall, a weather scientist with the National Weather Service near Los Angeles.
洛杉矶附近国家气象局的气象学家托德·霍尔说：“我们经历了洪水，经历了阵风，经历了所有的天气。”
Hall said he expects the heavy to moderate rain to continue in southern California until Tuesday.
霍尔说，他预计南加州的大到中雨将会持续到周二。
California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency for most areas of the state.
加利福尼亚州州长加文·纽森宣布该州大部分地区进入紧急状态。
The Governor's Office of Emergency Services activated its operations center and deployed workers and equipment in areas most at risk.
州长紧急事务办公室启动了其行动中心，并在风险最高的地区部署了工作人员和设备。
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