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SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Looking Inside the Brains of 'Lucid Dreamers' FAITH LAPIDUS: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Im Faith Lapidus. BOB DOUGHTY: And Im Bob Doughty. Today, we tell how warmer weather in the Arctic could speed up c
CHAPTER ONE [00:44.25]READING [00:45.74]Page 2 and 3 [00:48.43]THE YOUNG GREEN CONSUMER GUIDE [00:51.51]Review by Tony Ma [00:54.62]This book says that our world is in danger [00:59.32]It is vital that we do something to save the earth [01:04.21]Firs
I first heard about the ozone layer about twenty years ago. I was still in school. I thought it was interesting, but I didnt take it seriously. It was a bit like science fiction, I mean, how could there be a giant hole in the atmosphere? Over the yea
If the world continues on a business-as-usual path, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predicts that there is a fifty-fifty chance the temperature will exceed 5 degrees by the end of this century. This increase may not sound like much, but
There is a special day to recognize the importance of the ozone layer. In 1995, the United Nations General Assembly decided September 16th is the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. This is the date on which countries signed th
The ground here is permafrost, a mixture of soil and ice frozen together. A group of Russian scientists have teamed up with NASA to drill down into it in search of microorganisms. It's work that's bee
Melting Arctic Could be Major Source of Greenhouse Gases The melting arctic permafrost could release methane-producing microbes with the potential to accelerate climate change, according to a new study published in Nature. Lead author Janet Jansson,
北极冰带的融化将加速全球变暖进程 DATE=2/16/01 TITLE=SPECIAL ENGLISH ENVIRONMENT REPORT - Arctic Permafrost Melting BYLINE=Cynthia Kirk (Start at 59
The New York governors communications chief is resigning over the political scandal overshadowing the states top office. In a statement today Peter Hoffman says that given the recent developments, he had to quit. Governor David Paterson is under pres
By Frank Ling Washington 07 August 2006 New research shows that global warming might be worse than expected because of melting permafrost, permanently frozen soil, which can release the greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide. Computer models predict higher
Polar Scientist Charts Melting Caused by Climate Change Michael Gooseff follows water to the end of the earth. The Pennsylvania State University hydrologist works in remote regions of the Arctic and Antarctic, where ice and frozen ground are thawing.
Air pollution 空气污染 A: I've heard of ground-level ozone but can you explain what it is exactly? A:我听说近地面臭氧,但是你能确切解释一下是什么吗? B:Yes, it's one of the main air pollutants. Factories don't emit it dire
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Most native villages in the western part of Alaska are built on permafrost. That's a thick layer of frozen soil. And with climate change, the permafrost has started to thaw. In one town, this means their cemetery is melting. People
DAVID GREENE, HOST: Come with us on a journey inside the Earth. Well, inside a special layer in the Earth. A quarter of the Northern Hemisphere is covered with what's called permafrost, and for the first time in centuries, the permafrost is beginning
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A: I'd like to exchange this DVD player. B: Of course. Do you have your receipt? A: Here it is. B: Now, could you tell me why you want a different one? A: It refuses to play my DVDs. B: That's strange. Let me get you a new one. A: All my friends trie
I first heard about the ozone layer about twenty years ago. I was still in school. I thought it was interesting, but I didnt take it seriously. It was a bit like science fiction, I mean, how could there be a giant hole in the atmosphere? Over the yea
HARI SREENIVASAN, PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND ANCHOR: Scientists studying climate change in Antarctica reported this week that the hole in the protected ozone layer of the earth's atmosphere has shrunk. The discovery of the hole in the mid-1980s led to a wo
Anthrax Outbreak In Russia Thought To Be Result Of Thawing Permafrost STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Russia is fighting a mysterious outbreak of disease. Dozens of people are hospitalized due to anthrax. Yes, anthrax, the bacterial infection so deadly that cer