SOUAD MASSI: (Singing in Arabic). ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: For the past 20 years, Souad Massi has written provocative songs challenging authority and weaving stories. She sings in Arabic, French and Berber, the languages of her native Algeria. In her 20s,

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Climate Change Might Shrink Fish 气候变化会迫使鱼类变小 As the world's oceans heat up, salmon are migrating earlier. Plankton are shifting their range. But warmer water temperatures also mean warmer fishand faster-running metabolisms. 随着

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 05 July 2007 A leading climate change scientist says the warming of the planet would have a devastating impact on the poor and the hungry. He urges the United Nations to make greater efforts to help the poor, the hungry, and ma

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Scientists Say Climate Change Is Real and Human-Caused 科学家称气候变化是人类活动所造成 From VOA Learning English, this is Science in the News. Im Katherine Cole. And Im Christopher Cruise. Today we tell about a United Nations report

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By Margaret Besheer New York 24 September 2007 More than 140 countries have gathered at the United Nations for a summit on climate change. U.N. Secretary General Ban-Ki moon says the earth's warming is an urgent, global challenge that requires unprec

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By Daniel Schearf Bangkok 25 September 2009 Cambodian fishing boats at anchor in middle of Mekong River, on outskirts of Phnom Penh, Cambodia's capital (file photo) A conservation group says newly discovered species in the Mekong river region are at

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Climate Change Blamed for Dying African Trees A lot of trees are dying in Africas Sahel region and new study says climate change caused by humans is to blame. Whats more, many tree species are also disappearing. The study appears in the Journal of Ar

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Glimpsing the Future on Climate Change There have been many warnings that climate change could make it more difficult to grow food. But a new tool may allow farmers to glimpse the future and prepare for what lies ahead. Scientists say climate change

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Scientists and politicians have gathered in the Indonesian city of Manado for the World Ocean Conference. They are discussing the role of oceans in mitigating climate change and how climate change affects the world's seas, but their efforts are hamp

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Indigenous People Vulnerable to Climate Change Researchers say indigenous people are among the most vulnerable to climate change. Theyre studying how extreme weather events can trigger more disease outbreaks. Scientists say extreme weather events hav

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Trees Stand Tall Against Climate Change The next U.N. Climate Change Conference gets underway November 26 in Doha, Qatar. Once again, negotiators will try to reach a broad agreement on dealing with rising global temperatures. Deforestation is expecte

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President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh have launched what the White House is calling a green partnership. Vidushi Sinha | Washington, DC 25 November 2009 We welcome the president's commitment to a major program for promotion of ren

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Hope for Change in Iran Tempered With Caution Supporters of the new president-elect marched through the streets of Tehran to celebrate. Rowhanis election on the first ballot, with more than 50 percent of the vote, surprised many experts. On Monday, R

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By Sonja Pace Heiligendamm 07 June 2007 G-8 Summit host German Chancellor Angela Merkel says leaders have reached what she described as a substantial compromise on climate change, by agreeing on the need for substantial cuts in greenhouse gas emissio

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: President Trump's budget includes cuts in federal funding. And his budget director, Mick Mulvaney, says the many cuts include funding to fight climate change. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) MICK MULVANEY: Regarding the questio

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KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: One of the biggest credit rating agencies in the country issued a stark warning to U.S. cities and states this week. Prepare for climate change, or risk being downgraded. NPR's Nathan Rott reports. NATHAN ROTT, BYLINE: It's hard

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As rising fuel costs drive up the cost of transportation, the transportation industry itself is being forced to change. America's biggest carmaker is closing factories where its largest vehicles are made, and expanding plants that build small cars.

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By David Gollust Washington 21 April 2008 The U.S. State Department says it sees no policy changes by the Palestinian militant group Hamas in the wake of former President Jimmy Carter's meetings with Hamas leaders. VOA's David Gollust reports from th

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今天我们要学的词是change of heart。 Change of heart, 意思是改变主意。The bride had a last minute change of heart and chose to have a simple ceremony in Las Vegas, 新娘子最后一刻改变主意,选择在拉斯维加斯举办一个

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By Trish Anderton Bali, Indonesia 03 December 2007 Representatives of more than 180 nations gathered on the Indonesian island of Bali today to kick off a United Nations-sponsored conference on global climate change. The U.N. hopes the meeting will co

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