Each year, millions of people visit the 4,570-meter-high Baishui Glacier in southern China. Scientists say it is one of the worlds fastest-melting glaciers. The huge body of ice is in the southeastern edge of a Central Asian region called the Third P

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(81) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(十)月

UN Climate Talks Begin in Doha Conference president, Sheikh Abdullah Bin Hama Al-Attiyah, reminded delegates in the cavernous Doha National Convention Center that the agenda for the two-week meeting is ambitious and challenging. We must achieve a sec

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(47) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(十一月)

The international conference on climate change opens Monday in Copenhagen, Denmark, hosting thousands of participants and observers hoping to reach a deal to combat global warming. Initial expectations have been scaled back, but pressure remains for

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(十二月)

Agriculture Report - Study Links Climate Change to Changes in Crop Yields This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. A new study says climate change has reduced the world's wheat and maize production. The study says rice and soybean yields h

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US, China to Cut Gases Linked to Climate Change The leaders of the United States and China say they have reached an agreement to reduce pollution linked to climate change. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping made the announcement

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Addressing Climate Change through Diet A new study says one of the best ways to curb greenhouse gas emissions is to eat less meat. In fact, the study says meat consumption in the developed should be cut by 50 percent per person by 2050. Meat producti

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On the the 40th anniversary of Earth Day [April 22], this warming planet we live on is posing serious new challenges to human civilization: increasingly severe droughts, floods, and storms across the globe, and slowly rising ocean levels. Author, edu

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Did Hurricane Sandy Send a Climate Warning? Hurricane Sandy was the latest severe storm to batter the northeastern United States, disrupting power, communication and transportation and causing billions of dollars in damage. Sandy renewed debate about

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(十一月)

Climate Change May Overwhelm Farmers A new study says the pace and severity of climate change may overwhelm small-scale farmers in Africa. The study describes those farmers as the mainstay of food production on the continent. The findings were releas

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2014年(九月)

On Saturday, China's Special Representative on Climate Change and chief negotiator Xie Zhenghua praised the adoption of the deal in Paris. The Chinese delegation fully supports the joint efforts of the chairman of COP21, negotiators and delegations o

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(83) / 评论(0) 分类 2015CRI中国国际广播电台

Colleagues, at this point let me turn now and say that we propose that the ADP adopt the draft conclusions as contained in document FCCC/ADP/2015/L6. Without objection? So decided. Thank you. The draft, currently running to 21 pages, consists of 26 a

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China's State Council Information Office holds a press conference at 10:00 on Thursday on China's Policies and Actions on Climate Change, which is introduced by Mr. Xie Zhenhua, Special Representative on Climate Change of China. CRIENGLISH.com brings

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Seismologists spend a lot of time listening to the earth. Ocean acoustic monitors have been providing information on the earths vibrations since the 1930s. But there are other sounds those monitors pick up as well, for instance those of waves and ch

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By Alisha Ryu Naivasha, Kenya 15 November 2006 Environmentalists and scientists attending a major U.N. climate change conference in Nairobi, Kenya are warning that Africa is significantly more vulnerable to the effects of climate change than any oth

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Photo: AP Margaret Chan, Director General of World Health Organization speaks at a press conference at WHO headquarters in Geneva, 29 Dec 2009 World Health Organization Director-General Margaret Chan says she is disappointed a deal on climate change

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A reported 'revolt' among members of its climate change talks' negotiating team has put the Indian government on the political defensive at home Steve Herman | New Delhi 07 December 2009 Pollution A reported 'revolt' among members of its climate chan

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Voice 1 Thank you for joining us for todays Spotlight program. Im Joshua Leo. Voice 2 And Im Rebekah Schipper. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voi

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 环球英语 Spotlight

France will host the climate summit in Paris in December, which is largely expected to result in a global and binding agreement on addressing climate change. During their meeting, the two leaders have called for an enhanced transparency system to bui

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Today, the Minister for Climate Change, Nick Smith, introduced an ETS Emissions Trading Scheme bill into Parliament. This will change the ETS that the Labour government passed. Dr Smith said that it was important not to be too tough on industry becau

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Paul: So have you seen all these freakish weather events on the news all around the world? Amy: Yeah, yeah. I'm trying to pay attention, yeah. It's been pretty bad in some places. I think, it's been the wettest January on record in the UK at the mome

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