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时间：2011-04-02 03:07:41

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　　The head of the International Airways1 Volcano Watch group, Peter Lechner who lives in Wellington, said today that their group has been warning about volcanoes for the last 10 years or more. There are nine volcanic2 ash warning centres around the world, including Wellington. The others are Darwin, London, Toulouse, Montreal, Anchorage, Washington and Buenos Aires.
This group started after the volcanic eruptions3 by Mt Ruapehu in New Zealand in 1995. Listen to April 18th 2010 to hear about this.
The group wants new technology in satellites which could show the thickness of the volcanic ash cloud. The group also says there needs to be more research to find out how much volcanic ash is dangerous to planes. Is it a little or a lot? The cost of this technology and research would be less than the cost that airlines are facing today. Emirates, for instance, says it is losing $70m a day.
The problem with volcanic ash could happen again, in Alaska or Indonesia or other countries which have active volcanoes.


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1 AIRWAYS 5a794ea66d6229951550b106ef7caa7a     
航空公司
参考例句：
  • The giant jets that increasingly dominate the world's airways. 越来越称雄于世界航线的巨型喷气机。
  • At one point the company bought from Nippon Airways a 727 jet. 有一次公司从日本航空公司买了一架727型喷气机。
2 volcanic BLgzQ     
adj.火山的；象火山的；由火山引起的
参考例句：
  • There have been several volcanic eruptions this year.今年火山爆发了好几次。
  • Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。
3 eruptions ca60b8eba3620efa5cdd7044f6dd0b66     
n.喷发，爆发( eruption的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • There have been several volcanic eruptions this year. 今年火山爆发了好几次。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Over 200 people have been killed by volcanic eruptions. 火山喷发已导致200多人丧生。 来自辞典例句

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