VOA慢速英语--Are Forests an Answer to Carbon Pollution?

Burning coal for energy adds planet-warming carbon dioxide, or CO2, to Earths atmosphere. As the planet heats up, experts warn that simply cutting greenhouse gas emissions will not be enough to avoid possibly disastrous levels of global warming. CO2

This Land Is Your Land

This Land Is Your Land (Chorus) This land is your land, this land is my land, From California to the New York island; From the redwood forest to the Gulf Stream waters, This land was made for you and

VOA慢速英语2013 AS IT IS 2013-12-03 Climate Change, Land Use, Human Actions to Blame for Mega-Fires

AS IT IS 2013-12-03 Climate Change, Land Use, Human Actions to Blame for Mega-Fires From VOA Learning English, welcome to As It Is. Im Steve Ember. Today well hear about the current threat of huge, very destructive wildfires. Then to Cambodia, where

TED演讲：改变荒漠现状,扭转气候变化(1)

The most massive tsunami perfect storm is bearing down upon us. 这场最强大的、完美海啸风暴正在击垮我们。 This perfect storm is mounting a grim reality, increasingly grim reality, 这场完美风暴（指独立发生时没有危险性

英语导读1000句[30]:Climate Change

Section 30 Climate Change El Nino, which is not an English name, is playing an important part in our lives. We often hear people talk about the strange weather we are having nowadays. The changing wea

ENVIRONMENT REPORT - Wildfires Blamed For Climate

ENVIRONMENT REPORT– Wildfires Blamed For Climate By George Grow Broadcast: December 20, 2002 This is the VOA Special English Environment Report. A new study has found that major forest fires can inf

2007年VOA标准英语-Drought Has Severe Impact on Australian People,

By Phil Mercer Sydney 22 March 2007 Australia is struggling with the effects of a five-year drought and no relief appears in sight. As Phil Mercer in Sydney reports on this World Water Day, some Australian experts fear the so-called Big Dry may becom

VOA标准英语2012--African Rainforests Continue to Face Challenges

African Rainforests Continue to Face Challenges The African continent contains about 30 percent of the worlds global rainforests, second only to the Amazon. Scientists and conservationists met at Oxford University to discuss changes the forests are e

VOA标准英语2012--Dietary Changes May Ease Climate Change

Dietary Changes May Ease Climate Change Some scientists are advising a dietary approach to climate change. They say eating less meat can mitigate the effects of rising temperatures. However, the recommendation is being made at a time when meat consum

VOA标准英语2013--More Land Being Used for Organic Farming

More Land Being Used for Organic Farming More land around the world is being dedicated to organic farming. The Worldwatch Institute says since 1999 theres been a more than three-fold increase to 37 million hectares. Organic farming is farming without

VOA标准英语2011--Climate Change Blamed for Dying African Trees

Climate Change Blamed for Dying African Trees A lot of trees are dying in Africas Sahel region and new study says climate change caused by humans is to blame. Whats more, many tree species are also disappearing. The study appears in the Journal of Ar

VOA标准英语2011--Dwindling West African Rainforest Threat

Dwindling West African Rainforest Threatens Long-Term Food Security In West Africa, the Guinean Rainforest is rapidly disappearing. A new study says increased production of cocoa, cassava and oil palm has meant more land is being cleared for agricult

VOA标准英语2010年-Colombian Scientists Predict Climate C

For generations, rich Colombian mountains have produced a variety of food crops, beans, cassava and notably coffee. But local coffee farmers say the weather is changing, and so are crop yields. Carmen Eneida Trujillo is worried. Look, there are not t

VOA标准英语2014--科学家:拯救全球气候 不只是保护森林

Scientists: Save More Than Forests 科学家:拯救全球气候 不只是保护森林 Protecting the worlds forests is promoted as a way of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Forests store a lot of carbon in both trees and soil, which helps mitigate

VOA标准英语2014--全球饮食影响气候

Global Diets Affect Climate 全球饮食影响气候 A new study says the growing popularity of the Western diet could help worsen climate change. As more people make meat a principle part of their diet, the authors say it will be very difficult to r

2007年VOA标准英语-Experts Say Global Warming Likely to Affect Afr

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 17 April 2007 Experts say global warming is likely to affect people living in Africa more than on any other continent and warn that African policymakers must begin to prepare for such an event. An international panel of exp

美国有线新闻 CNN 美国政府报告打脸特朗普 称气候变化将致千亿美元经济损失

Our first down the middle report today focuses on a new study by the U.S. government concerning the issue of climate change. A Federal climate assessment has been required by Congress since 1990. The latest one came out Friday. It reportedly involved

VOA标准英语2010年-Agriculture Seeks Bigger Role in Clima

When the world's biggest polluters gathered this past December at the U.N. Climate Summit in Copenhagen, they managed to forge a non-binding agreement that could help put the brakes on global warming. The 12-paragraph document outlines a way to move

Bonn climate talks see little progress

BONN, Germany, June 17 (Xinhua) -- The latest United Nations (UN) climate talks ended here on Friday with no surprise -- some technical issues saw some progress, as delegates usually said, while major disagreements remained. The two-week UN climate n

赖世雄旅游观光英语通 第35期:堤防

The Dikes 堤防 A day at a beach on the North Sea. Kathy and Evan see their first dikes. 北海海滩一日游。凯西和艾凡毕生第一次看到堤防。 K:It's really heavenly here. It's not hot at all. 凯西：这里真是人间天堂。天气