Beyond warming the atmosphere, black carbon can also speed the melting of glaciers by literally turning them black - soot on snow makes the ice heat up faster.

除了给大气加热，炭黑还能覆盖冰川表面，便其表面颜色变黑，从而加速冰川融化。

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These dark particles absorb more heat and so further speed up the melt.

这些黑色物质吸收更多的热量，从而进一步加速冰层的融化。

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Heat from a vehicle left in the sun can make matters worse, and speed up the chemical reaction.

太阳下暴晒的汽车会使情况更糟，因为高温会加速化学反应。

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He also wants to speed up sales of home appliances that use efficient heat pumps--made, of course, by domestic manufacturers.

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