They say the brown clouds have most likely contributed to the increase in air temperature in the region, which in turn is in part responsible for the observed melting and receding of glaciers.

他们说棕色云非常可能已经对该地区气温升高有了贡献，因此也就对观察到的冰川融化和退缩负有部分责任。

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Satellite imagery reveals rapidly melting ice sheets in the Arctic, a region which is heating up three times more quickly than the rest of the Earth.

从卫星影像中可以发现，北极地区冰盖迅速融化，其升温速度比地球其它地区要快2倍(是地球其它地区的3倍)。

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A push to develop the North, quickened by the melting of the Arctic seas, carries its own rewards and dangers for people in the region.

因北冰洋的消融，推动了北极的开发进程，而对该地区居民来说却是喜忧参半。

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The Arctic's importance has gained extra strategic and economic significance as melting ice in the polar region strengthens the feasibility of nations to use the Northern Sea Route (NSR) across the top of Russia and the Northwest Passage through Canada's Arctic archipelago.

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Even if it meant nothing for sea levels, though, a melting Arctic (see video-graphic) still means a lot for the ecology of the region.

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