Scientists have found that levels of a now-banned chemical are rising again in Earths atmosphere. The chemical is called CFC-11. It is the second most common kind of CFC, short for chlorofluorocarbon. Chlorofluorocarbons were once widely used in many

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(五)月

Earth's Ozone Layer Shows Signs of Recovery 地球臭氧层出现恢复迹象 The new report says the Earths ozone layer is showing signs of recovery. Ozone is a form of oxygen. It is found in the air we breathe and in Earth's atmosphere. The ozone l

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PlummetingUSSatellitetoHitEarthFriday NASA launched the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) 20 years ago this month. And now that bus-sized satellite is plunging toward Earth. Mark Matney, an orbital debris scientist at NASA's Johnson Space Ce

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Science and technology 科学技术 Astrochemistry 天体化学 The great test tube in the sky 空中的大试管 Space is one big chemistry set 宇宙是一个很大的化学装置 MOST people think of the empty space between the stars as being, wel

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下雨天了怎么办 Were it to me for how to handle the occasion being immersing in rainy days? ? 我好想你 Overwhelmingly extreme yearning do I pour upon you. ? 不敢打给你 Barely courageous off tinkling you. ? 我找不到原因 Unprovoked

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Many houses in New Zealand are cold. Our traditional wooden house had no insulation. If you live in a house like that, you are paying for heat to escape from the ceiling, walls and under the floor. Insulation is made from material like wool or fibreg

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