Meanwhile, Washington, D. C. — where Congress is debating over whether to pass a climate bill — is getting a memorable preview of what new computer models are predicting.

同时华盛顿特区-国会正在争辩是否通过气候法案，针对新电脑模型所预测的资料进行审核，这审核将更具意义。

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‘It’s a Plan D, ’ he said. ‘It’s essentially an insurance policy for the situation where we hit a tipping point in climate change quickly.’

他说：“这是一个D计划（后备方案），它实质上是在气候变化太快时所采用的一种解决方案。”

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B. The sea ice is melting earlier and forming later. C. The climate is changing due to people's activities. D. People killed too many polar bears.

文章最后一段讲述的是北极熊数量减少的原因，由于人类的活动引起气候变暖，因此使北冰洋的冰的面积减少，从而使北极熊的数量变少。

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D. level climate scientists that work at Columbia University's Earth Institute and even if you do not understand the physics of climate change or the computer models predicting global warming, common sense alone might lead you to think that human beings and their machines are making the planet warmer.

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There's a lot of leather to be found and high-quality materials abound, but the focal point of the whole thing is the 17-inch touchscreen wedged in vertically where you'd expect a car stereo and climate controls to be.

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I'd prefer not having to deal with climate change right now.

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