In other words, Holland's research suggests that summertime sea ice - which is predicted to disappear by mid-century - could possibly recover to its previous extent and thickness.

换句话说，霍兰德的研究表明，原本预计本世纪中期完全消失的夏季海冰有可能恢复原来的覆盖面和厚度。

youdao

Rason offers a port on the Sea of Japan, something denied China since it ceded Outer Manchuria to Russia in the mid-19th century.

罗先向中国提供其在日本海上的港口使用权，自从19世纪中期中国将外满洲割让给俄国以来，该港口曾一直拒绝中国使用。

youdao

A couple miles to the south-west was the base of the Lassen Peak Trail. The base was 8,000ft above sea level, huge snowbanks dotting the landscape even in mid August.

西南方几公里处，是拉森峰的山基，高出海面8000英尺，即使在8月中旬也有巨大的雪堤镶嵌在这片如画风景之中。

youdao

The Obama administration's plan will replace Bush's anti-missile plan with a re-designed sea- and ground-based system, which destroys short and mid-range missiles instead of intercontinental missiles.

VOA: standard.2009.09.24

Memories of the Cod Wars of the 1970s show how hard Iceland has been prepared to fight in the past, with mid-sea collisions resulting in damaged boats.

BBC: Mackerel stalemate with Iceland holding strong

Not to be outdone, Iran has, according to testimony before Senator Jon Kyl's Terrorism Subcommittee in March, performed mid-air detonations over the Caspian Sea using ship-launched ballistic missiles - a flight profile consistent with an EMP attack.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Broken treaty

Even before the mid-air collision over the South China Sea caused more turbulence in Beijing-Washington relations, the arms issue was making its own waves.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Needed: A Real Commitment to Taiwan