May weaken pressure envelope and contribute to a subsequent explosion.

会削弱压力层，引发随后的爆炸。

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With the Mississippi Delta on the left, the silvery swirling oil slick from the April 20 explosion and subsequent sinking of the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform is highly visible.

在此图中，密西西比三角洲位于左侧，由于“深水地平线”钻井平台爆炸并沉没而泄漏出来的银色浮油漩涡清晰可见。

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The result shows that there are two peak values, the first one is explosion wave pressure; the second is caused by the hot gas, which is heated by the subsequent flame.

研究结果表明，管内瓦斯爆炸过程中所产生的爆炸波有两个峰值，第一峰值为爆炸波压力，第二峰值压力为火焰到达后加热气体升压所致。

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Mr. Swanton said authorities didn't yet know if the fire and the subsequent explosion was an accident or intentionally set, according to the Associated Press.

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The subsequent explosion produced a tremor similar to a small earthquake.

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To be sure, at the plant site the radiation has spiked to deadly levels after the fire at one reactor and subsequent explosion at a different reactor.

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