Study: Warming Waters to Cause More Major Hurricanes A new study predicts that warmer waters in the Atlantic Ocean will continue to increase the number of major hurricanes. 一项新研究预测,大西洋中较暖的水域将继续增加形成大型飓

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(37) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(十)月

Scientists have created a climate model that they say proves human activity is responsible for global warming not only at the North Pole, but at the South Pole as well. The model includes data from Antarctica about which relatively little is known.

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NOAA Bets Forecasting Success on Supercomputers NOAA投注超级计算机预测成功 COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND Early fall, as hurricane season begins, is the time when many Americans start to closely follow weather reports. Because predicting the stren

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Like other U.S. states, California is expecting a record voter turnout in Tuesday's election. VOA's Mike O'Sullivan reports that there were long lines at many polling stations across the country. Ted Cohen Los Angeles voter Ted Cohen says he was gla

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UN: Plastic Accounts for $13B in Damage to Marine Habitat As World Cup play continues across Brazil, the country is gearing up to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Among the concerns is that the sailing venue near Rio de Janeiro is too polluted to

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: This summer, a record-setting dead zone has appeared in the Gulf of Mexico. This is a zone where water does not have enough oxygen for fish to survive. One major cause of this is pollution from farms. And this has provoked a debat

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By David McAlary Washington 06 March 2006 The newest American mission to Mars is hurtling toward the red planet, due Friday to examine it in the sharpest detail yet. It will be the largest spacecraft

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By Paul Sisco Washington 13 July 2007 NASA scientists have unveiled details of the space agency's plans to pierce the icy surface of Mars, near its north pole. The mission is designed to find evidence of water or life on the red planet. VOA's Paul S

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The spreading oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is contaminating nesting and feeding grounds for sea turtles. All six species in U.S. waters are listed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Fragile species Barbara Schroeder, who

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By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 27 October 2006 Africa's Sahel region, stretching from Senegal to Ethiopia, along the southern edge of the Sahara, has been called the meningitis belt. More than half the world's cases of the disease occur there. Researchers i

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Scientists have solved the mystery behind the brilliant northern and southern light show known as Aurora Borealis. The phenomenon is caused by electromagnetic energy from the sun, which experts say also wreaks havoc on ground-based power grids and s

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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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NASA's MAVEN Spacecraft Arrives at Mars 美国宇航局的Maven飞船到达火星 NASAs newest Mars probe, called MAVEN, has successfully entered its designated orbit around the red planet. Scientists will use its sophisticated instruments to try to

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Google Buys Drone Company 谷歌收购无人机公司 In its latest purchase of high-tech companies, Google has acquired a manufacturer of solar-powered drones that can stay in the air almost indefinitely, relaying broadband Internet connection to re

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Now let's meet a man who has spent years trying to learn about UFOs. Luis Elizondo ran a Pentagon office that investigated sightings by the United States military. It had millions of dollars in funding up until 2012. Though the f

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BANKS On What Happens When You Give Your Fans Your Phone Number play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0004:21repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash

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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 03 July 2006 A large asteroid, known as 2004 XP14, raced past the Earth early Monday. Scientists say it posed no threat to the planet, but serves as a reminder of the hazards encountered in space. -------- The rocky sp

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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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By Paul Sisco Washington 09 April 2008 Leatherback turtles fascinate ocean researchers. The largest of sea turtles roams the world's oceans, nesting and feeding in coastal regions. Scientists say leathernecks have been doing so for at least 65 millio

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By Greg Flakus Fort Collins, Colorado 10 July 2007 This past weekend concerts took place around the world to focus attention on the problem of global warming, which former U.S. Vice President Al Gore says is the greatest single threat facing humankin

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