A new study warns of the potential problems Africa faces from rising temperatures. The Nairobi-based International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) says the continent must learn to adapt to shorter growing seasons. The report was released as the U

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(十一)月

Scientists say in a new government report that global warming is already affecting U.S. water and land resources. Transcript of radio broadcast: 16 June 2008 This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. A government report says climate change

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Private Citizens Meet on Climate Change This Saturday, June 6th, hundreds of citizens in 80 countries will have a chance to voice their concerns and learn about climate change. The comments and opinions will be considered when the next Climate Change

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(38) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2015年(六月)

He went out to his car. Something was wrong. He looked at the left rear tire. It was flat. There is probably a nail in the tire, he thought. He had to change the tire. He opened his trunk. He pulled out the spare tire. He pulled out the jack. He pull

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(87) / 评论(0) 分类 原版英语小短文

Drylands Vulnerable to Climate Change Researchers warn that the worlds drylands are being severely affected by climate change. They say that could harm the livelihoods and food security for billions of people. Scientists describe the projected effect

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By Kurt Achin Seoul 16 December 2007 He has been a South Korean cabinet minister, and sat across the negotiating table from North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. However, former news anchor Chung Dong-young is a distant second in polls ahead of Wednesday'

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: A new movie shows Al Gore in Greenland. He's visiting a station where scientists measure the ice. And he's watching as much of the ice in Greenland turns into rivers of water flowing away. The movie is called An Inconvenient Sequ

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In India's main tea-growing region, scientists say tea production is being impacted by climate change. India produces nearly one third of the world's tea. The rolling Himalayan hills in India's northeastern state, Assam, are carpeted with lush tea bu

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Scientists around the world predict that climate change will have dramatic effects on agriculture in the coming decades. So, too, will pests and pesticides, the loss of species and the need to increase food production for a growing population. Resear

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Climate change and trade figure prominently on this second day of the G8 summit in L'Aquila, Italy as leaders of the world's most powerful economies expand talks to take in counterparts and representatives of major emerging economies. Italian Prime

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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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Ban Ki-moon says he's very pleased to have both China and the United States officially become signatories to the Paris Climate Change Agreement. The leaders of China and the United States officially joined the Paris Agreement on Climate Change by dep

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美国总统每四年得改选一次。在总统大选年里同时也重选联邦和各州政府的官员,所以举国上下的政坛热闹非凡,从而也产生了不少习惯用语。我们从今天开始要专门介绍用在竞选运动中的习

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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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By Cindy Saine Capitol Hill 16 October 2009 Rotting carcass of camel that recently died because of Somalia's relentless drought Some U.S. senators are calling for bipartisan action in Congress on climate change, ahead of the United Nations Climate C

发表于:2019-02-12 / 阅读(46) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(十月)