After Merbok developed as a powerful typhoon, it made its way north and east toward Alaska.

在“苗柏”发展为强台风后，向北部和东部移动，朝着阿拉斯加行进。

He says conditions this year in the south Pacific were ripe for the development of a storm like Merbok.

他表示，今年南太平洋的环境对于发展“苗柏”这样的风暴非常适宜。

The impact of the storm, called Merbok, is very real for thousands of rural residents in western Alaska.

这场被称为“苗柏”的风暴对阿拉斯加西部成千上万的农村居民的影响是非常真实的。

What Merbok laid bare is their vulnerability and the extreme need for improved and strengthened infrastructure as such storms become the new normal in the region.

随着此类风暴成为该地区的新常态，“苗柏”的弱点会暴露无遗，且迫切需要改善和加强基础设施。