According to the study, the process occurs naturally over thousands of years but is being accelerated by man-made climate warming.

根据这项研究，这一过程是几千年中自然发生的，但是由于人为造成的气候变暖而加速。

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That gain has substantially outpaced food prices, a process that has accelerated over the past 20 years.

该收益远远超过了食品价格本身，这一进程20年来更有愈演愈烈之势。

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As we noted last August, support for gay marriage seems to have been increasing at an accelerated pace over the past couple of years.

正如我们去年八月报道的那样，对同性婚姻的支持人数在过去几年加速增长。

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The United Nations reports the loss of habitat has accelerated the loss of biodiversity in recent years.

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"And whether that is 15 or 20 years, we will hope for accelerated economic development in Afghanistan."

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It's not surprising that this trend has accelerated in recent years.

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Though it has accelerated in recent years, outsourcing to countries with lower labor costs has been a factor in the visual effects business for more than a decade.

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U.S. home prices peaked right around the time the deal was signed, and began a slide that accelerated over the ensuing years.

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