Tracy Arm’s Post-Tsunami Landscape - NASA Science

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In the Tracy Arm fjord of Alaska, glaciers shaped a beautiful landscape.

在阿拉斯加的特雷西峽灣，冰川塑造了美麗的地形。

However, nature sometimes changes suddenly.

但是，大自然有時候會突然改變。

In the summer of 2025, a huge piece of rock slid down.

二零二五年夏天，一塊巨大的岩石滑落了。

This rock fell heavily into the water.

這塊岩石重重地掉進了水裡。

This caused a massive tsunami.

這引起了一個巨大的海嘯。

The waves were very high and very powerful.

海浪非常高，威力非常大。

The tsunami destroyed the forests along the shore.

海嘯摧毀了海岸邊的森林。

Now, the formerly green shore has turned brown.

現在，原本綠色的岸邊變成了褐色。

NASA satellites captured these changes.

美國太空總署的衛星拍下了這些變化。

Scientists saw a huge scar on the north side.

科學家看到北邊有一個巨大的傷痕。

The tsunami left a ring like a bathtub.

海嘯留下了像浴缸一樣的環形標記。

Even an island six miles away was affected.

就連六英里外的小島也受到了影響。

Most of the trees disappeared there.

大部分的樹木在那裡消失了。

This reminds us that the Earth is very powerful.

這提醒我們地球的力量很大。

Nature is constantly changing its appearance.

大自然會不斷地改變它的樣子。

These pictures help scientists learn more.

這些照片幫助科學家學習更多知識。

Vocabulary (English)

峽灣: fjord
地形: landscape
滑落: slide
海嘯: tsunami
海岸: shore
摧毀: destroyed
衛星: satellite
科學家: scientist
傷痕: scar
浴缸: bathtub
影響: affected
力量: power
知識: knowledge

Tracy Arm’s Post-Tsunami Landscape - NASA Science

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