Heres something we tend to take for granted: drop a few ice cubes into a glass of water at room temperature, and in a few minutes the water will cool. How does this work? 有件事情我们总觉得理所当然:室温下把一些冰块放入水中,

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How Does Ice Cool Drinks? Heres something we tend to take for granted: drop a few ice cubes into a glass of water at room temperature, and in a few minutes the water will cool. How does this work? Heat is a measure of molecular activity: the faster a

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Climate Puzzles 气候之迷 Scientists who predict Earth's future climate wish they knew how climate has changed in the past few thousand years. Learn more about modeling global climate -- today on Earth and Sky. JB: This is Earth and Sky. Most scienti

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AS IT IS 2015-07-12 Intense Heat May Be Linked to Climate Change 酷热现象可能与气候变化有关 A massive heat wave is killing people in many countries around the world. Victims need water and other cooling measures. Untreated heat stroke ca

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9 Environmental matters 9 环境问题 Some useful phrases. 有用表达。 Listen to the recording and repeat. 听录音,跟读。 Plastics aren't bio-degradable. 塑料制品不能生物降解。 They don't break down easily in the environment. 它

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: When Hurricane Harvey dumped 50 inches of rain on Houston, the floodwater a drain somewhere. Much of it went to the Houston Ship Channel, and it brought along a lot of contamination. Now scientists are sampling the channel mud to

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