The sea may rise or the land may fall; either way the sand dunes will be gone in a short time.

海平面可能会升高，或者陆地可能会下降；不论发生哪种情况，沙丘都将很快消失。

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Even though one or two degree Celsius rise in sea surface temperature for a relatively short amount of time can cause bleaching.

即使海面温度在短时间内升高一到两摄氏度，也可能会引起褪色。

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Only during the short lag between onset of global temperature change and sea level response can warm-adapted species migrate from the equator toward higher latitudes.

只有在全球气温变化开始和海平面反应之间的短暂滞后期间，适应气候变化的物种才能从赤道向高纬度地区迁移。

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The Obama administration's plan will replace Bush's anti-missile plan with a re-designed sea- and ground-based system, which destroys short and mid-range missiles instead of intercontinental missiles.

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North Korea routinely fires short-range missiles into the sea but longer-range missile launches are less common.

WSJ: North Korea Moves Missile to Its East Coast

Those growing capabilities include short-range missiles designed to hit sea-based targets as well as medium-range Shahab and Ghadr missiles.

CNN: Can U.S. help Gulf shield itself against Iran?

North Korea makes a fist by firing a short-range missile into the Sea of Japan.

NPR: Weak Prospects for Nuclear Nonproliferation Efforts