About 100 people are now known to have died in what has been described as the worst storm ever to hit the eastern US this century.

目前已知约有100人在这场被称为本世纪美国东部的最严重风暴中丧生。

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Another blocking event triggered the unusually hot temperatures in the eastern us in early July.

七月初，另一次“阻塞事件”在美国东部引发了异常的高温天气。

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Unlike the sandbars of the eastern US coast, low-lying Pacific islands are made of coral debris.

不同于美国东海岸的沙洲，太平洋低地势岛屿是由珊瑚残骸构成的。

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Beyond New York City, public transport has been halted in several eastern US cities, and thousands of flights have been grounded.

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Blizzard warnings are in effect for much of the coastal section of the north-eastern US, from Newark, New Jersey to southern Maine.

BBC: Blizzard paralyses north-east US and Atlantic Canada

Amtrak has started suspending passenger train services across the north-eastern US and air travel has been badly hit, with some 6, 800 flights cancelled.

BBC: Hurricane Sandy: US states begin storm shutdown