A thick slick of oil on the sea could, in theory, limit a hurricane by acting as a sort of shield-preventing the water from evaporating into the storm.

理论上，海面上的厚浮油层对飓风起到了阻碍作用——防止海水蒸发融入风暴。

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August was a particularly unfortunate month: it began with a reckless stand-off over raising the national debt limit and a downgrade to America's credit rating, and ended with a hurricane.

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