A land of untouched beauty, South America's Patagonia stands to be dramatically altered by climate change. Many of its glaciers are steadfastly retreating due to rising temperatures and declining rainfall. While this land doesn't stand to disappear entirely, its landscape may soon be altered beyond recognition if global warming persists.
E. Bangladesh
Set in the low-lying Ganges–Brahmaputra River Delta, Bangladesh sits in a perfect storm of climactic conditions. About 50 percent of the area would be flooded if the sea level were to rise by 1 meter. Bangladesh also lies at the heart of the monsoon belt. Natural calamities, such as floods, tropical cyclones, tornadoes and tidal bores(怒潮occur here almost every year — with tragic results. F. South Australia
Much like the Sahara in Africa, desertification also threatens South Australia. Across the region, fresh water supplies are rapidly drying up. Meanwhile, the parched(焦干landscape increases the occurrence of wildfires, threatening agriculture, wildlife and hundreds of Australian homes.
【浙江省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练:信息匹配(71)】相关文章:
★ 【课堂新坐标】2017届高考英语(通用版)二轮复习短文改错专题训练:考法3 行文逻辑错误(含解析)
★ 贵州省贵阳市2014高考英语(新人教版)一轮阅读训练(32)附答案
★ 安徽省淮南市2014高考英语一轮单项选择及文章训练(3)及答案
★ 2014届高考英语一轮复习课时作业(四十一)选修7Module 5《Ethnic Culture》(外研版)
★ 辽宁省辽阳市2014高考英语单项选择一轮(暑假)训练(13)附答案
★ 湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (26)
★ 湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (50)
★ 山东省济宁市2016年高考英语复习:高一英语语法归纳总结
最新
2017-04-24
2017-04-24
2017-04-24
2017-04-24
2017-04-21
2017-04-21