科學圖說

氣旋風暴(Sudden Storm)

第一次到桂林，在日落時分登上疊彩山，不料風雲突變，親眼目睹氣旋風暴的形成，大自然創造的奇蹟是如此的震撼！正在欣賞的時候，暴風雨朝著我所在的方向襲來，瞬間狂風暴雨，山頂亦無處可藏，連疊彩山頂的避雷針都被狂風颳倒，砸在離我3公尺遠的地方，十分驚險，讓我親身感受到暴風雨的威力：忽遇一陣暴風雨，天空霎時分兩極。雨從斗中傾盆落，匯入灕江向南去。

The first time I visited Guilin, I climbed Diecai Hill at sunset. Suddenly, this storm formed in front of my eyes, a magnificent natural wonder! As I was watching, the storm began moving toward me. In an instant there was howling wind and heavy rain. There was no place to take cover on Diecai Hill. The lightning rod at the summit was blown over by the wind, landing about three meters from me. It was dangerous, but thrilling, as I experienced this storm’s power firsthand. After a short time, it developed into this funnel shape from which rain fell in a downpour from the center. It then moved southward along Li River.