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Mount Everest looms in the distance. Its snow and ice-capped peak gleams in the sunshine. The Himalayan glacier is a fragile ecosystem, which environmentalists warn could soon disappear. Greenpeace says that as global warning increases temperatures a
Some are remain length of the last ice-age, and alpine glaciers are quickly disappearing. There was hard strong evidence that years of rising temperatures are melting away austral gob ice berg glacier. Records here day back to the 19th century, and
Each year, millions of people visit the 4,570-meter-high Baishui Glacier in southern China. Scientists say it is one of the worlds fastest-melting glaciers. The huge body of ice is in the southeastern edge of a Central Asian region called the Third P
By Joseph Mok and Zhan Jun Juneau, Alaska 30 May 2006 watch Glacier Trekkers report Juneau, the capital of Alaska, was founded as a gold-mining camp 200 years ago. Today, it is filled with cruise ship passengers and people known as trekkers, who are
A glacier is a thick sheet of ice that covers a large area of land. Approximately ten percent of the Earth is covered by glaciers. Most glaciers can be found near the North or South Poles. However, some glaciers can also be seen in the mountains. The
Lesson 33 The Land in the Sky 第33课 天空之国 The lowest country in Europe is Holland. 欧洲地势最低的国家是荷兰。 The highest country in Europe is the land of the Swiss people, called Switzerland. 欧洲地势最高的国家是瑞士
Another river with the same name as the Rh?ne, all except one letter, is the Rhine. 还有一条河流的名字和罗讷河(Rhone)很像,除了一个字母不一样之外其余都一样,叫做莱茵河(Rhine)。 It, too, starts from under
SCIENCE REPORT – February 20, 2002: Pine Island Glacier By Jerilyn Watson This is the VOA Special English Science Report. Scientists have expressed much interest in the development of a huge new ice
By Jeff Swicord Glacier National Park, Montana 03 September 2007 National parks in the United States are revered for their natural beauty and wildlife. They are fragile ecosystems that are cared for and preserved for future generations. Because of th
The Glacial World of Mount Rainier 雷尼尔山的冰川世界 This week on our National Parks journey, we travel to Americas mountainous Pacific Northwest. We are exploring Mount Rainier National Park in Washington state. The mountain in Washington
Glacier Bay: A Land Reborn This week in our travels through Americas national parks, we revisit the state of Alaska. The northernmost state is home to eight major national parks. Today, we visit one of its most famous parks Glacier Bay. This huge par
I was hoping this is gonna be a good place to shelter. But its not. Shes gonna act like a wind funnel. I need to think again and get out of here pretty fast now. As it grows darker, a storm once again is moving in. Ive got minutes before its gonna hi
A snow hole like this will keep you out of the wind. The next thing I need do is to dig a bit of a pit down. And the reason I do that is that cold air sinks. So I dont want this cold air around me. So I want it to go down into what they call a cold w
What you often get with crevasses is just a thin covering of compacted snow. Uh, its called a snow bridge. And you can see there just where one has collapsed. And this is why they are so dangerous. You dont know when you are on one, and you dont know
GWEN IFILL: Finally tonight: how climate change may be affecting life in Alaska as we know it and the captivating images we see there, from ice to Marine life. NewsHour science correspondent Miles O'Brien went there to see for himself. MILES O'BRIEN:
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 19 September 2007 India is allowing a group of tourists to visit the Siachen glacier in the disputed region of Kashmir for the first time, despite objections by Pakistan. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, thousan
Lesson18 Sliding on the ice 第18课 滑冰 One fine summer day, as Tom stood by the side of a pond full of water, his father said to him, Tom, on the day when you can run across this pond, on the top of the water, I shall give you a penny. 一个晴朗
A group of scientists from the Ohio State University are trekking to the top of the Quelccaya Ice in the Peruvian Andes to try to measure the effects of climate change on the world's glaciers. The average distance above sea level on the glacier is ar
Sharp, hurried movements could dislodge the bollard.Seems to be holding at the moment. 突兀的大动作可能会使绳索脱离冰柱 现在看起来还能挺得住 But the longer it's forced to take my weight,the greater the chance it will collaps