A FEW years ago, Pinedale seemed destined to become a summer retreat for the rich.
几年前,怀俄明州的Pinedale(派恩代尔)就已经注定成为富人们的一个夏季避暑胜地。
Because of its temperate climate, many Thais choose Chiang Mai as a summer retreat during March, April and May, when the rest of the country is wilting under the heat.
由于气候温和,许多泰国人都在三月、四月和五月的时候选择清迈作为避暑胜地,而这时泰国其他城市都已经热得毫无生气了。
As a result, the glacier had the potential to experience significant retreat during the summer of 2010.
因此,该冰川在2010年夏天有可能会经历一场显著的消退。
A combination of higher summer temperatures and lower winter snowfall is causing the retreat.
夏季过高的温度和冬季降雪量减少的综合因素导致了雪线的后退。
And in the Arctic, an extraordinary summer retreat of sea ice in 2007 has been followed by less substantial losses and projections by some researchers of a possible, if temporary, recovery.
在北极,2007年出现了不同寻常的夏季海冰消退现象,随后情况有所好转,一些研究人员预测如果这种情况只是临时的,还是有恢复的可能的。
"Climate change is accelerating beyond expectations," a joint statement said, pointing to factors including a retreat of Arctic sea ice in summer and melting of ice sheets on Greenland and Antarctica.
专家们在一份联合声明中称,“气候变化的加速度已经超过预期”,并指出包括北冰洋夏季冰面减少,以及格陵兰岛和南极冰床融化等状况。
More than a dozen experts said in interviews that the extreme summer ice retreat had revealed at least as much about what remains unknown in the Arctic as what is clear.
十多位专家在接受采访时说,极端的夏季冰撤退透露至少尽可能多的关于北极仍然未知什么是清楚的。
Experts say the ice retreat is likely to be even bigger next summer because this winter's freeze is starting from such a huge ice deficit.
专家说,冰撤退明年夏天可能会更大,因为今年冬天冻结的冰从如此巨大的赤字。
It was a quiet summer retreat.
这是个安静的夏季休闲场所。
It was a quiet summer retreat.
这是个安静的夏季休闲场所。
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