Drought outlook for Northern Hemisphere summer of 2011

2011年夏季北半球旱灾预测

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The northern hemisphere summer saw exceptional heatwaves in several parts of Eurasia.

在北极圈的夏天，欧亚大陆多个地区遭受了非同寻常的热浪席卷。

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Summer—Northern Hemisphere summer—is the wet, monsoon season across the subtropics, from Africa to India to Asia.

夏天（北半球的夏天）是很潮湿的，季风从非洲到亚洲的印度，横贯整个亚热带地区。

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Yet some sea ice in the Arctic melts each year during summer in the Northern Hemisphere.

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Annan said further discussions would take place before he decided whether to send such a team, but he expressed doubts that direct elections could be held in time for a planned handover to an interim Iraqi government this (northern hemisphere) summer.

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During summer the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun so we get longer days and warmer weather.

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Some people may wonder why we in the Northern Hemisphere have our spring and summer when our planet is far away from the sun. (Equally confusing: our fall and winter come when we are near to the sun.) Shouldn't proximity to that nice warm ball of sunshine predict our seasons?

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