Aid agencies have also used weather derivatives to help poor countries cope with drought.

援助机构同样运用气候衍生品帮助贫穷国家对付干旱。

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Medical personnel were arriving on helicopters but boats bearing aid have been hampered by bad weather around the islands, which are about half a day's journey away from the port of Padang on Sumatra.

医务人员乘直升机到达该岛，而船载救援物资因恶劣天气而受阻，从苏门答腊岛巴东港来大约费了半天的周折。

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"The company's reservoir of goodwill, built up over years of committed corporate stewardship, was of critical aid in helping us to weather the storm," he said in March.

他在三月份说：“公司多年间所积存的声誉，对于帮助我们度过难关是起决定作用的。”

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Risley says the challenges remain daunting, although there are hopes the fighting may be over before winter, when the refugees' needs will increase sharply, and weather hampers aid deliveries.

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Studies of space weather aid in the development of early warning systems for solar storms and help to minimize the damage from turbulent solar activity, researchers said.

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But until Africa's economies become more diversified, they will be over-exposed to changeable weather, fickle aid flows and volatile commodity prices.

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Two camera systems take color photos and high-definition video to study the Martian landscape, track weather conditions and aid in driving operations.

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