Arctic Warming Means Battles for Shipping and Riches

At the top of the world, under the ice, lies a large number of natural resources. Gas, coal, uranium and other minerals, even diamonds, sit under the ice inside the Arctic Circle. As climate change pushes the cold and ice farther north each year, dis

VOA标准英语2012--Oil Giants Eye Arctic Reserves

Oil Giants Eye Arctic Reserves Last winter in the Arctic, the Russian tanker Renda carved its way to the remote Alaskan port of Nome. Not long ago this voyage - made in December and January - would have been impossible. The warming climate means thin

科学美国人60秒 SSS The Arctic's Anti-Snowball Snowball Effect

The Arctic's Anti-Snowball Snowball Effect 北极的反雪球效应 Last Christmas, Santa Claus must have been loading his sleigh in a t-shirt and shorts. Temperatures at the North Pole crept up toward the freezing point when they should have been mi

生活大爆炸第二季第二集_3：The Codpiece Topology

-Leonard：Why don't we all move over there so Leslie can join us? 我们干嘛不移到那边去，这样Leslie就可以坐在一起了。 -Howard：Yeah, let's do it. 好的，去吧。 -Sheldon：If you're having trouble deciding where to sit, may

生活大爆炸第二季第二集_2：The Codpiece Topology

So how do you suggest we proceed? proceed：进行 那你认为我们应该怎么开始？ -Leslie：Your place, we'll order Chinese, you'll rent a movie-- artsy, but accessible-- then light petting, no coitus. order：点菜 rent：租 artsy：艺术的

生活大爆炸第二季第二集_1：The Codpiece Topology

-Sheldon：Worst renaissance fair ever. renaissance：文艺复兴 fair：集市，集会 史上最逊的文艺复兴集会。 -Leonard：Please let it go, Sheldon. 别再墨迹了Sheldon。 -Sheldon：It was rife with historical inaccuracies. be rif

VOA常速英语2007-Arctic Ice Survey Announced

By Paul Sisco Washington 31 October 2007 A team of British explorers has announced they are going to the North Pole to measure the ice cap's thickness. The expedition, a collaboration of Cambridge University in Britain and a U.S. Navy oceanography sc

The cod delusion

Neil: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English, the programme in which we discuss something from the news and teach you a few useful words and phrases on the way! Im Neil and joining me today is Rosie. Hi Rosie. Rosie: Hi Neil. Neil: Weve got a story ab

2007年VOA标准英语-Russia Seeks to Claim Arctic Mineral Wealth

By Kurt Achin Seoul 26 July 2007 South Korea says kidnappers who killed a South Korean hostage in Afghanistan will be held accountable for their actions. As family and friends of the victim mourn, South Korean negotiators are trying to save the lives

Earth’s Arctic Ice Disappears, Scientists Study Nearest Exoplanet

Earths Arctic Ice Disappears, Scientists Study Nearest Exoplanet Each year, more ice disappears from the Arctic Ocean. A new study blames human activity for the loss. The damage is caused, the study says, by greenhouse gases coming from vehicles, air

VOA标准英语2012--Dire Warnings Issued on Diminishing Arctic Ice

Dire Warnings Issued on Diminishing Arctic Ice Polar bears hunt seals from sea ice, but could drown if forced to swim long distances in open water. Satellite photos released by Americas space agency, NASA, illustrate the daunting threat to such bears

VOA标准英语2012--Cape Cod Is US Northeast's Summer Capital

Indonesia Working to Soothe South China Sea Tensions Chinese patrols in waters that Vietnam and the Philippines also claim have heightened tensions in the mineral-rich South China Sea. Vietnamese protestors condemn what they call a Chinese invasion o

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Ghosts' In The Arctic: How The Long-Lost Franklin Expedition Was Found

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We have a kind of ghost story next. It's the backstory of a discovery. Three years ago on this program, we placed a phone call to the journalist Paul Watson. He was on an icebreaker, a ship in the Arctic with the aid of a helicop

美国国家公共电台 NPR Sentencing Approaches for New England's 'Codfather'

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: A fishing mogul known as the Codfather could be sentenced to prison this week for tax evasion and smuggling. Carlos Rafael built a small empire in New Bedford, Mass., and the confiscation of his boats would deliver a harsh

ENVIRONMENT REPORT - Arctic Refuge Drilling

By Cynthia Kirk ENVIRONMENT REPORT - April 26, 2002: Arctic Refuge Drilling This is the VOA Special English ENVIRONMENT REPORT. The Democratic-controlled United States Senate has voted to block explor

VOA常速英语2008年-Sea Unicorns Involved in Arctic Sea Study

By Paul Sisco Washington, DC 01 February 2008 Scientists know that the waters north of Greenland, around the Arctic Circle, significantly influence global weather patterns. But until recently, they only have been able to measure the region's deep oce

Arctic Ice Melting Faster Than Predicted

As government officials from eight Arctic nations - the United States, Russia, Canada, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway and Iceland - prepare to meet in Greenland next week to discuss the challenges of climate change, a report released May 4, 2011 un

China to open int'l institute for Arctic studies

REYKJAVIK, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- China will launch its first international Arctic cooperation and research institute in Shanghai, sources attending a Sino-Iceland workshop told reporters here. The workshop on Arctic studies was held Friday as part of t

US Calls Arctic Council Meeting 'Historic'

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to join fellow foreign ministers from the eight-nation Arctic Council on Thursday in Greenland's capital, Nuuk, for a meeting on polar region issues, including the receding Arctic ice cap. The meeti

美国国家公共电台 NPR How A Shorter Sea Ice Season Is Changing Life In The Arctic

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: People who grew up in the Arctic have seen dramatic effects - the dramatic effects of climate change during their lifetimes. One example - the northernmost town in the United States used to have a coastline that was edged w