The good news was that the wind was blowing from the northwestand sending the smoke from the crippled Fukushimanuclear power plant over the Pacific Ocean.

一个好消息就是风向是西北风，将福岛核电站的烟尘吹响太平洋。

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So, the wind flow will still be directed offshore into the Pacific.

因此，风将直接通过近海进入太平洋。

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Japan's meteorological agency reported one good sign. It said the prevailing wind in the area of the stricken plant was heading east into the Pacific, which would help carry away any radiation.

日本气象局报告了一个好消息，称损毁的核电厂地区的季风将一直朝东吹响太平洋，可以带走该地区的任何辐射物质。

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This week EDF Renewable Energy officially unveiled the 140-megawatt Pacific Wind farm in the Tehachapi-Mojave region of Southern California and the nearby 143-megawatt Catalina solar power station.

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According to Pacific Hydro, wind is the world's fastest growing energy source, with installed capacity over the five years from 1998-200 growing at an average 32 percent a year.

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It clearly took the wind out of the Pacific islanders for the final and it was effectively over as a contest by half-time.

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