The punch it packs reflects local conditions: its strength helped preserve the drink on the hot, humid islands in the days before refrigeration.

在冷藏前几天，酒烈度有助于在炎热岛屿上保存。

Also, the country started building its earthquake early warning and instant seismic intensity reporting system in several high-stakes regions in 2018.

此外，中国于 2018 年开始在几个高风险地区建立地震预警和地震烈度即时告系统。

Even its vegetation was overwhelmingly spared, and yet the scale of conflagration elsewhere suggests that devastation was global.

连它植物也绝大部分幸免于难，而别处大火烈度表明，灾难是全球性。

Together, they form " a full picture of the intensities of that mystifying, mad hour" .

他们一起构成了“那个神秘而疯狂时刻烈度全貌”。

The Valdivia Earthquake in Chile had a ridiculous  magnitude of 9.5, and it registered XII – the highest level – on the Mercalli intensity scale,   lasting around 10 minutes.

智利瓦尔迪维亚地震震级高达 9.5 级，在 Mercalli 烈度等级上记录为 XII（最高级别），持续时间约为 10 分钟。

The  scene: Shaanxi, northern China; the year: 1556. The earthquake had an estimated magnitude of 8  and registered XI on the Mercalli intensity scale.

场景：陕西，中国北方；年份：1556 年。地震估计震级为 8 级，在 Mercalli 烈度等级上登记为 XI。