一些已经从地球表面消失了，其他的正在慢慢地死亡，但所有的都经历了变化，因为它们已经接触到一个不断扩张的机器文明。

Some have vanished from the face of the earth, others are dying slowly, but all have undergone changes as they have come into contact with an expanding machine civilization.

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这些低养分的“海洋沙漠”的扩张似乎是由于海洋表面温度上升引起的。

These low-nutrient “marine deserts” appear to be expanding due to rising ocean surface temperatures.

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此外，单纯地扩张地球表面的耕地面积会带来森林退化，这对环境有着严重危害。

Moreover, simply expanding the area of the earth's surface that is under cultivation is likely to cause deforestation, which is environmentally harmful.

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