两项全球性趋势也给水问题带来了压力——而这两项趋势在未来几十年中都有加速倾向。
Two global trends have added to the pressure on water. Both are likely to accelerate over coming decades.
但就全球气候变暖而言,人们预测其更加倾向于将林地转变为草地,并且鲍尔奇博士认为她的工作表明野外的大火可能加速这个过程。
Global warming alone is predicted to favour the conversion of woodland to grassland, and Dr Balch thinks her work shows that wildfires may accelerate the process.
尽管他们来自一个排斥个体领导,倾向于集体决策的组织,但其关键人物已经在加速推进和平进程。
And although they come from a movement that spurns individual leadership, preferring group decision-making, key figures have stepped up to drive the peace process forward.
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