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

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(43) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年VOA慢速英语(八)月

Arctic melt is economic time bomb The rapidly melting Arctic sea ice and permafrost is an economic time bomb likely to cost the world at least $60tn, say researchers who have started to calculate the financial consequences. 已开始计算财务后果的

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(33) / 评论(0) 分类 英语笔译

AS IT IS 2015-09-04 Countries Compete for Oil in the Arctic 北极的国际石油争夺战 Russia, the United States and other countries are hurrying to control Earths northernmost territory: the Arctic. It is rich in oil and natural gas. The countri

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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

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Data released this week by a team of explorers who trekked through the Arctic for three months this spring shows that North Pole will be an open sea during the summer months within 20 years. The Catlin Arctic Survey team, led by explorer Pen Hadow, m

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By Stefan Bos Budapest 15 April 2008 The European Union and several key Danube organizations are urging countries along the river Danube to prevent irreversible damage to the waterway, warning the growing pollution could endanger drinking water for s

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