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When you call in the movers in the Netherlands these days, they may show up with tug boats instead of a van. The housing market in Holland is foined. Literally the Dutch have a * country lies below sea level have been fighting off the water for centu
Low-Lying Areas of New York City Suffer Flooding Sounds of sump pumps fill the air in low-lying areas of New York City. Don, a water systems professional in Brooklyn, has been on the job, pumping out basements since before dawn. He says the worst flo
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: For decades, the Colorado River has fed growing cities from Denver to Los Angeles, and a lot of the produce in grocery stores across the country right now was grown with Colorado River water. Now with climate change and severe drou
The President has made the decision not to release any of the photograghs of the photographs that deceased Osama bin Laden. And there is no doubt that Osama bin Laden is dead. Certainly there is no doubt among al-Qaeda members that he is dead. And so
Cake Mixes And High Altitude Directions Look on the side of a cake mix box and you might find special directions for baking the cake at high altitudes. Why do bakers gave to adjust their cake ingredients when they live at higher elevations? Because a
The air thins and they begin to lose the protective weight of the miles of air above them. The pressure is dropping, when you finally get to the stratosphere, and to the altitude we like to work at, it's only one one hundredth that of it's on the gro
How terrible the flood was! Around the corner seeped lots of water. I was so scared when I saw the water level goes up higher and higher. No sooner did I see my house flood with rainwater, then I became completely shocked.
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Scientists have discovered more details about how plants use water. Their findings could help to engineer plants that grow better and more effectively in conditions with higher levels of carbon diox
As the migrating herds arrive in the plateaus river valleys, the spring is here. This is why they have made the journey after the famine of winter. Food is everywhere. Birds have flown in from as far away as the Arctic and subtropics. Canada geese jo
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? A direct effect on human health related to climate change is the likely increase in infectious diseases transmitted by insects or through contaminated water. In the Marc
Stem 茎 A stem is a part of a plant. 茎是植物的一部分。 It helps to hold up the flower. 它帮着支撑花朵。 It also moves water from roots to leaves. 它也能把根部的水运输到叶子那里。 What is the tallest tree with the ta
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 19 May 2008 Fuel efficient stoves and ceramic water purifiers are two examples of low-tech innovations that can help people in poor countries improve their quality of life. Because what is known as appropriate technology usu
Demand for higher productivity has pushed farmers in Asia to let go of the water buffalo as a farming tool. Today, governments and investors are finding ways to expand the iconic beast of burden's role on the farm. Millions of farmers in Southeast As
Corn prices are surging on the world market after devastating floods in the U.S. heartland destroyed many crops shortly after they were planted. Corn is also in high demand these days, because it is used for making the alcohol fuel additive called e
AILSA CHANG, HOST: Scientists announced today that they have figured out the cause of an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Flint, Mich., a few years ago. Twelve people died. This was at the start of the city's water crisis. And the problem was a l
The living is easy. But it won't last long. At this altitude, the air is so dry that rain evaporates before it even hits the ground. The water that flows off the plateau is no longer being replaced. Already there is drought in forests beyond the mead
As the thaw reaches up into the mountains, a part of Yellowstone that few ever see is briefly revealed. From its first day above the snow, this pika is obsessed by food. It's in a frantic race to restock its winter larder before the snow closes in ag
Far from giving up the chase, this only spurred them on. 这完全没有使得他们放弃这场追逐,反而刺激了他们。 They gathered a bundle of wood, piled it up at the foot of the pine, and set fire to it. 他们捡来一捆木柴,堆在
Don't you see the heavy smokes from the big chimneys? Don't you smell the gas from the motors all around the streets? We've got much dirtier air! the icebergs are melting from the warmer winter because of the air pollution! 难道你没有看到从大烟
Leishan, Huishui, Kaili, in these three most severely-affected counties, the misery is shared. The torrential rains came so suddenly and intensely, flooding in disaster for the locals who have lived here for generations. A worker repairs fiber-optic