Acid Rain 酸雨 Damage from acid rain is widespread - not just in eastern North America, but throughout Europe, Japan, China, and Southeast Asia. Is the rain that's falling on your umbrella acidic? A listener's question -- on today's Earth and Sky. J

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(146) / 评论(0) 分类 (科普英语)Earth and Sky

By David Lewis A natural resources watchdog group issued a report Tuesday warning that smuggling and corruption are costing the Democratic Republic of Congo millions of dollars a month in lost revenue

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2004(下)--世界经济

How does acid deposition affect human health? We eat food, drink water, and breathe air that has come in contact with acid deposition. Canadian and U.S. studies indicate that there is a link between t

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(182) / 评论(0) 分类 知性英语

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Soil naturally contains harmless amounts of lead, along with other metals. Because of pollution, however, the amounts are higher the closer you get to cities and towns. But experts say this should

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Harnessing the Mineral Wealth of Poor Countries 新方针指导贫穷国家正确利用其丰富矿藏 Developing countries with potential mineral riches have often fallen prey to corruption and mismanagement. As a result, theyve failed to benefit fr

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Cameroon's new mineral research center will begin operations this year. South Korean mining researchers are making trips to Cameroon to determine the overall cost of the facility, to be located in the capital, Yaounde. They say the center will cost s

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