①提起台风，人们总是谈虎色变、望而生畏，没有人会对这个“海上暴徒”心存好感。然而，凡事都有两重性，台风虽然给人类带来了灾害，但是，多数人并不了解，如果没有台风，人类可能会遇到巨大的生存危机。客观地说，台风有过亦有功，而且台风的功甚至大于过。我国东南沿海地区民间流传的“台风来了怕台风，台风不来想台风”，正是对台风的客观评价。
         ②台风最高时速可达200千米以上，其能量相当于400颗2000吨级氢弹爆炸时所释放的能量，所到之处，摧枯拉朽。这巨大能量的流动在直接给人类造成灾难的同时，也使地球保持着热量平衡。众所周知，靠近赤道的热带、亚热带地区受日照时间最长，接收的太阳辐射热量最多，因此气候也最为炎热，特别是在夏季。台风发展和维持的主要能量来源是水汽凝结释放出的潜热能，其水汽主要来自低纬度的热带洋面；随着台风从热带向中高纬度地区的移行，由其携带的大量热量和水汽即从热带输送至中高纬度地区，它给酷暑难熬的人们带来了清凉。2003年7月，正是台风“伊布都”的出现，结束了我国江南大部分地区持续40℃左右的高温天气。如果没有台风，就会造成热带地区气候越来越炎热，地表干旱更加严重。寒带地区正好相反，如果没有台风调节将会更冷。

舟子的悲歌

余光中

                                                                                                 一张破老的白帆，

                                                                                                 漏去了清风一半，

                                                                                                 却引来海鸥两三，

                                                                                                 荒寂的海上谁作伴，

                                                                                                 啊，没有伴，没有伴，

                                                                                                 除了黄昏一片云，

                                                                                                 除了午夜一颗星，

                                                                                                 除了心头一个影，

                                                                                                 还有一卷惠特曼。

                                                                                                 我心里有一首歌，

                                                                                                 好久好久都不曾唱过，

                                                                                                 今晚我敞开胸怀舱里卧，

                                                                                                 不怕那海鸥偷笑我，

                                                                                                 它那歌喉也差不多。

                                                                                                 我唱起歌来大海你来和，

                                                                                                 男低音是浪和波，

                                                                                                 男高音是我。

                                                                                                 昨夜，

                                                                                                月光在海上铺一条金路，

                                                                                                渡我的梦回到大陆，

                                                                                                我梦见脸色更淡的老母，

                                                                                                我发狂地跑上去，

                                                                                                一颗童心在腔里欢舞，

                                                                                                啊！

                                                                                                何处是老母，何处是老母，

                                                                                                荒烟衰草丛里，

                                                                                                有坟茔无数……