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If this forecast was wrong,
如果这个预报是错误的
the consequences could have been catastrophic.
结果可能会是灾难性的
So it's no exaggeration to say that the D-Day weather forecast
毫不夸张的说 登陆日的天气预报
didn't just help to change the course of history,
不仅帮助改变了历史进程
it also saved countless lives.
更挽救了无数的生命
And getting an accurate reliable forecast
在未来新的气候条件下
is vital in our new weather future,
获得准确的预报尤为重要
because the hope is prediction will lead to protection.
因为我们期望预测能让我们预防
The point of the weather forecast,
天气预报的意义
when you get down to the nitty-gritty,
如果你去看它的本质的话
is getting extreme weather events
是将一些极端天气条件
heavy rainfall, high temperatures
比如说大雨 高温
the forecasts for those spot-on
提前准确地预报
so people can get correct warnings in the right timescales
人们能提前足够的时间得到正确的警示
so they can take precautions to save themselves, if they need to.
如果需要 就能采取预防措施
And the one thing forecasters
这些年预报员
have managed to improve over the years
一直想要提高的就是
is the accuracy of the forecast.
预报的准确性
