A new study says that a global agreement on climate change will come too late to save the majority of the world's coral reefs. The research comes as the Queensland state government announces a new multi-million dollar plan to protect the Great Barri

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(十月)

Politics Overtaking Science in Global Warming Debate Polls in recent years show that fewer Americans believe global warming is a threat or that it is driven by human activities. Thats despite consensus among scientists that climate change is not only

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 13 December 2007 A new report says the last decade is the warmest on record. The Geneva-based World Meteorological Organization says data from around the world shows extreme weather patterns increasing in every region. It says

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By Scott Stearns White House 28 September 2007 President Bush says the challenges of global climate change are best addressed by each nation making its own choices about reducing emissions. VOA White House correspondent Scott Stearns reports, that is

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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 Bill Rodgers Washington, DC 22 February 2006 watch Evangelical report Evangelical Christians number in the tens of millions and represent a significant voting bloc Some prominent American evangelic

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Small island nations and coastal states are on the frontlines of global warming: as temperatures and sea levels rise, some countries could be lost entirely. Scientists and politicians have gathered in the Indonesian city of Manado for the World Ocea

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Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Timor Leste and Papua New Guinea have set new plans to protect the Coral Triangle - a 5.5 million square kilometer area that holds the largest biodiversity in the oceans. Scientists consider it to be the marine

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Representatives from the world's top energy consuming and greenhouse gas emitting nations are through Tuesday in Paris for global warming talks before a major U.N. conference in December. Most energy use produces carbon dioxide and other greenhouse

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Study: Reducing Soot is Fastest Way to Slow Climate Change A new study finds that reducing carbon-rich soot emissions could be the fastest and most economical way to slow climate change and protect human health. Those dust-like particles released in

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Experts Not Hopeful About Doha Climate Conference For decades, talk of climate change has evoked images of melting ice and stranded polar bears. But it is not just about the polar bears any more. Experts say warming temperatures and rising oceans are

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The African Union is considering a proposal to demand at least $67 billion a year in environmental damages from developed countries at the Copenhagen Climate summit in December. Africa is seeking a common position to increase its bargaining power in

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The oceans are getting warmer, and fish are noticing. Many that live along U.S. coastlines are moving to cooler water as a result. As NPR's Christopher Joyce reports, a new study finds that trend is likely to continue. And there

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By Leta Hong Fincher Washington 26 October 2007 Bush administration officials admit that they heavily edited testimony on climate change delivered to Congress Tuesday by the head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Senate Democrat

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 19 November 2007 A new report warns that global warming could reverse decades of economic and social progress across Asia, home to two-thirds of the word's population. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the devel

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Scientists 95% Certain Climate Change Is Man-made 科学家确定气候变化95%是人为的原因 Scientists are more certain than ever that the planet is warming and that humans are to blame. 科学家们比以往任何时候都更加肯定我们的地

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The U.N. Secretary-General says he is optimistic a climate-change agreement can be reached in Copenhagen that will include specific recommendations on key elements that will take effect immediately. Ban Ki-moon told reporters this conference must be

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NOEL KING, HOST: The leaders of North and South Korea met three times in 2018. That was unprecedented. But during all of this diplomacy, people who have actually lived under the North Korean regime, defectors, have urged some caution. From Seoul, NPR

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The world's wetlands, threatened by development, dehydration and climate change, could release a planet-warming carbon bomb if they are destroyed, ecological scientists said. Wetlands contain 771 billion tons of greenhouse gases, one-fifth of all the

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Ocean Heat 海洋热量 Ya?l: I hear a lot about global warming, but how do scientists take the Earths temperature? Don: Great question. Most of the excess heat trapped by greenhouse gasses like carbon dioxide ends up in the oceans.Thats because the

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