So the climate dice are being loaded at a rate which is in very close agreement with what was predicted ago a few decades ago based on the expected global warming.

气候骰子正以基于几十年前所估计的全球变暖速度负载。

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It's very low in organic matter. And also the soil here, um, is very high in salt, being so close to the sea.

你可以看一下这篇土地，含沙量非常高，有机质含量非常低，而且盐分很高，和海水的含盐量差不多。

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An alien planet orbits so close to its star that its atmosphere is being blasted away, forming a gaseous, comet-like tail, astronomers announced Thursday.

天文学家周四称：一个外太空的行星，它的轨道太接近它的太阳，于是行星的大气层正在爆掉，形成了一个气态的、彗星一样的尾巴。

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"We really stand for peace, and peace is what matters the most, and we believe the symbolism of being close to the site that had so much tragedy animating from it is the very sitethat we believe will bring about much healing."

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The idea of children actually being allowed on the course so close to the tournament is being hailed as some sort of revelation, though of course it already happens in basically every other sport.

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