Scientists Improve Space Weather Forecast Accuracy 科学家改进空间天气预报准确性 At one time, scientists thought the space between Earth and Sun was a vacuum . But we now know that the su

发表于:2018-11-29 / 阅读(133) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2005(下)--环境科学探索

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Almost two hundred countries met for two weeks at a United Nations conference on climate change in Copenhagen, Denmark. In the end, only five of them reached an agreement: the United States, China, India, B

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(124) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2009年(十二)月

President Barack Obama took several steps today aimed at boosting auto fuel efficiency and curbing greenhouse gases. Environmentalists say the moves represent a clean break with the Bush Administration. NPR's Scott Horsley has more. President Obama

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 2009年NPR美国国家公共电台1月

President Obama is sending a Thanksgiving tribute to troops serving in war zones this holiday. The White House says Mr. Obama telephoned ten service men and women to thank them for their sacrifices. Within days, the President is expected to announce

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(94) / 评论(0) 分类 2009年NPR美国国家公共电台11月

After a lethal 1995 heat wave 在历经了1995年致命热浪侵袭后, turned refrigerator trucks from the popular Taste of Chicago festival into make shift morgues, 它将那些在芝加哥美食庆典的冷藏车转换成临时搭建的停尸间

发表于:2018-12-05 / 阅读(75) / 评论(0) 分类 TED演讲国际问题篇

JUDY WOODRUFF: From the president today, the first salvo against his predecessor's climate agenda. Instead, he's launched an aggressive campaign he says will help the coal, oil and gas industries. John Yang begins our coverage. JOHN YANG: With coal m

发表于:2018-12-05 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 PBS访谈环境系列

Politics of CO2 二氧化碳的影响 Mention global warming to a room full of politicians, and you might just start an argument. But one thing most everyone can agree on is the need for more research. Learn more about the next phase of climate study -- to

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(133) / 评论(0) 分类 (科普英语)Earth and Sky

It's like some vision of hell, an environmental apocalypse happening right now. This is the place where the coal fires burn throughout the night, and where there is still darkness at noon. This is the place with the worst pollution, collects the wors

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 万花筒2007年

Hello and Welcome to News and Reports on China Radio International. In This Edition The Chinese government says it will not agree to any deal linking rich nations' aid to its acceptance of tighter oversight of its efforts to limit greenhouse gas emis

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 2010CRI中国国际广播电台

An Indonesian governor says he'll let 78 Sri Lankan asylum seekers be taken off from an Australian customs ship only if he's given a guarantee they won't stay longer than a month. The asylum seekers were due to be moved to an Indonesian detention fac

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(105) / 评论(0) 分类 澳洲ABC新闻快递2009年

Kyoto Protocol Takes Effect The Kyoto Protocol on global warming has come into effect after years of delays. But the landmark agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions lacks the support of the Unit

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(81) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语听者文摘

I am extremely privileged to be part of the Obama administration. If there ever was a time to help steer America and the world towards a path of sustainable energy, now is the time. 能够成为奥巴马政府的一员,我感到极其荣幸。如果有

发表于:2018-12-18 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 TED演讲教育篇

What do you think are the biggest energy users in your home? Your list most likely includes your A.C., fridge, washing machine, etc. But you would be surprised to know that your smart phone is one of the biggest energy hog in your home. Charging the

发表于:2018-12-28 / 阅读(44) / 评论(0) 分类 轻松英文阅读

National Biodiesel Day is a day the biodiesel industry celebrates the role of the vegetable-based fuel in helping to tackle environmental problems. It takes place on March 18, which is the date of Rudolf Diesels birthday. He invented diesel in 1912.

发表于:2018-12-29 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 世界节假日博览

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster, our guest is Professor Rob Jackson, director of the Global Change Center at Duke University. He's with us to explain some of the language of ecology and climate change. RS: And we

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(76) / 评论(0) 分类 词汇大师(Wordmaster)

Hi everybody. 大家好! Wednesday is Earth Day, a day to appreciate and protect this precious planet we call home. 下周三是世界地球日,这是我们珍惜和保护这个作为我们共同家园的珍贵星球的日子。 And today, there'

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 奥巴马每周电视讲话

AUDIE CORNISH: Now to our NewsHour Shares, something that caught our eye that might be of interest to you, too. For more than 60 years, British researchers have monitored changes in the world's atmosphere from a remote lab in Antarctica. Now, for the

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 PBS访谈环境系列

Forests and CO2 森林和二氧化碳 The amount of fossil fuel emissions released into the atmosphere has steadily risen since the Industrial Revolution. But recently, part of those emissions have been disappearing. Learn more about forests and CO2 -- on

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(160) / 评论(0) 分类 (科普英语)Earth and Sky

A top Honduran businessman and a four time presidential candidate Jaime Rolando Rosenthal has been charged in the United States with drug trafficking and money laundering. Leonardo Russia has more. The US treasury department said the three men made i

发表于:2019-03-06 / 阅读(100) / 评论(0) 分类 英语听力精选进阶版

The car manufacturer of Volkswagen has denied claims by US regulators that some of its luxury brands were also fitted with devices to cheat pollution tests. The Environmental Protection Agency said at least 10,000 vehicles with 6-cylinder 3-liter eng

发表于:2019-03-06 / 阅读(114) / 评论(0) 分类 英语听力精选进阶版