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The first flight for the summer to Scott Base in Antarctica left Christchurch yesterday. Another flight left today and a third one will leave tomorrow with cargo. Aboard the planes are staff of the New Zealand Defence Force and the US Antarctic progr

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This is Whats Trending Today When it comes to weather, it is hard to sound more frightening than to call a storm a bomb cyclone. 谈到天气，很难听到什么比炸弹旋风更可怕的了。 But that is how weather experts are describing a huge

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By VOA News 15 January 2008 A group of climate researchers says there is evidence that global warming is causing the Antarctic ice cap to melt more quickly than it did 10 years ago. The scientists said Monday they used satellite data to monitor the A

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Scientists Link Antarctic Ice Melt to Decline in Staple Food

By David McAlary Ocean animals in parts of Antarctica are facing a food shortage. A new British study finds that a staple of the marine wildlife diet, tiny shrimp-like creatures called krill, has dram

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By Cynthia Kirk ENVIRONMENT REPORT -February 1, 2002: Antarctic Ice This is the VOA Special English ENVIRONMENT REPORT. New measurements show that ice in West Antarctica is thickening. Scientists conc

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Extreme Cold Freezes Much of United States From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. A weather system known as a polar vortex brought dangerously cold weather to large parts of the United States this week. A polar vortex is a cold, thick low pr

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Bladeless Wind Generator Safe for Birds Wind turbines are tall structures with large blades used to produce electricity. They are useful sources of low-cost, renewable energy. But they can also be deadly to birds and bats. The turbines large blades t

VOA标准英语2011--Study: Upper-Atmosphere Particles Slow P

Study: Upper-Atmosphere Particles Slow Pace of Global Warming A recent study finds tiny particles suspended high in Earths atmosphere are having a greater impact on global climate than previously believed. The airborne particles, known as aerosols, a

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What do a hummingbird, a moth, and a maple tree have in common? They all use a similar trick to fly. Okay, okay, a maple tree doesnt fly. But its seeds kind of do. Maples make those little whirlybird seeds you see spiraling down in droves each sprin

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China's national observatory renewed its orange alert for cold wave- the second highest level - on Sunday evening. Sun jun, chief forecaster of the National Meteorological Center, says the strong cold front is linked with the activity of the polar vo

中国的寒冷天气会持续到下周

The mascot, Kangkang, debuted on Thursday. It's based on a colored ink prototype painted by well-known Chinese artist Han Meilin. The 80-year-old is the man behind the famous fuwa, the mascots for the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008. For the Spring Fes

Icebreaker Xuelong returns after Antarctic expedition

SHANGHAI, April 8 (Xinhua) -- China's icebreaker Xuelong, or Snow Dragon, returned to its Shanghai base on Sunday after completing the country's 28th Antarctic expedition. The vessel received a brief welcoming ceremony at the base dock, organized by

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Temperatures in Beijing dropped to below minus-10 degrees Celsius on Friday. Forecasters are warning the temperatures are going to hit a 30-year low through this weekend. Yu Bo is the chief forecaster with the Beijing Municipal Meteorological Center.

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China's national observatory renewed its orange alert for cold wave- the second highest level - on Sunday evening. Sun jun, chief forecaster of the National Meteorological Center, says the strong cold front is linked with the activity of the polar vo

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A polar vortex, also known as a circumpolar vortex, is a wind current that circulates above the North and South Poles. The currents sit like spinning hats above the Poles. 极地涡旋，又叫环极涡旋，是环绕在南极和北极上空的一股气

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First listen to the previous item: Journey to the South Pole. Tomorrow an exhibition called Scotts Last Expedition opens in London, in the Museum of Natural History. Captain Scott and the four men who went to the South Pole with him, died on their re

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Now let's get some of the science behind the cold. What is driving these temperatures and how long is it expected to last. We bring in meteorologist Alex Wilson of US' Weather Channel. As even talking about this unusual cold, something you've been he

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What Is the Polar Vortex? Record cold weather in the United States is forcing schools and businesses to close. The polar vortex, as it is called, has also canceled flights and suspended mail delivery. The temperature in Fargo, North Dakota, dropped t

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When a prospective employer makes unreasonable demands on you before things start to get serious, it's a strong signal to hit the road. 当一位未来雇主在工作还没正式之前就提出了无理要求，那么明显说明你需要跑路了。