科学家的一项研究发现再一次给人类敲响了警钟。新研究显示,因为全球变暖,15年内北极的夏季将会没有冰。
A study suggests that the Arctic "may be essentially ice-free during summer within 15 years."
一项研究显示,北极“在15年内可能会在夏季基本无冰”。
The study used statistical models to predict the future amount of Arctic ice, which suggested that the Arctic could be ice-free in the summer during the decade of the 2030s – most likely in the year 2034.
该研究利用统计模型预测了北极冰层的未来数量,表明在21世纪30年代的十年里,极有可能是在2034年,北极可能会在夏季无冰。
Sea ice is frozen ocean water that melts each summer, then refreezes each winter. The amount of summer sea ice in the Arctic has been steadily shrinking over the past few decades because of global warming. It reached its second-smallest level on record in 2019, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said.
海冰是冻结的海水,每年夏季融化,然后每年冬季重新冻结。由于全球变暖,过去几十年来,北极夏季海冰的数量一直在稳步减少。美国国家海洋和大气管理局说,2019年北极夏季海冰水平仅次于历史最低记录。
Sea ice affects Arctic communities and wildlife such as polar bears and walruses, and it helps regulate the planet’s temperature by influencing the circulation of the atmosphere and ocean.
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