SSS 2010-02-11
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：Scientific American(二)月
Snowpocalypse. Snowmageddon. Whatever your preferred appellation 1, this week's winter storms brought misery 2 to denizens 3 of the U.S. East Coast and prompted some at least to question the scientific theory of climate change.
After all, shouldn't global warming deliver us from ice, snow and cold? The site of the Winter Olympics seems to think so, Vancouver experienced the warmest January on record and may have to import snow. Thirty-two people have died during an ongoing 4 heat wave in Brazil. In fact, globally speaking, this January was the warmest in the last three decades.
Sadly, climate change won't save you from bundling up, or shoveling. Even in a much warmer world, there will still be colder than average winters. What's worse, U.S. government scientists predicted last year that global warming will actually increase snowstorms, thanks to the potent 5 combination of more moisture in the atmosphere paired with the usual cold of winter. In short, winter storms are likely to become stronger and more frequent, with stronger winds.
Ultimately, the storm of blather surrounding recent weather events can largely be blamed on a fundamental misunderstanding. Weather is the day-to-day temperature, humidity and precipitation. Climate is the overall combination of all these events over a long period of time. No single weather event—heat wave, hurricane or blizzard—tells us much about climate.
—David Biello
- The emperor of Russia Peter I was given the appellation " the Great ".俄皇彼得一世被加上了“大帝”的称号。
- Kinsfolk appellation is the kinfolks system reflection in language.亲属称谓是亲属制度在语言中的反应。
- Business depression usually causes misery among the working class.商业不景气常使工薪阶层受苦。
- He has rescued me from the mire of misery.他把我从苦海里救了出来。
- polar bears, denizens of the frozen north 北极熊，在冰天雪地的北方生活的动物
- At length these denizens of the swamps disappeared in their turn. 到了后来，连这些沼泽国的居民们也不见了。 来自辞典例句
- The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
- The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。