The strong demand has prompted rapid construction of golf courses, something that some have been critical of because they occupy valuable land resources and use a lot of water.

巨大的需求促使高尔夫球场的高速建设，这引起了很多人的批评，因为球场要占用宝贵的土地资源并消耗大量的水。

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In some countries, other factors, such as population growth and land management, may be far more significant and critical than climate change.

在一些国家，诸如人口增长和土地管理等其他因素可能远比气候变化重要和关键。

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But if any did survive, he had critical information to offer about where they might land.

但是如果有幸存碎片，他所掌握的关键信息足以告知陨石掉落的地方。

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So the environmentalists have come up with an ingenious way to acquire critical land, with no outlay: Just confiscate it.

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