They look like survivors from an earthquake or a flood, but in fact these are some of the world's first climate-change refugees.
他们看上去像是地震或洪水过后的幸存者,但实际上,这些人是世界上第一批因气候变化而造成的难民。
Three decades ago, he helped create one of the world's first climate models to predict how the Earth would heat up in response to rising greenhouse gases.
在三十年以前,他帮忙建立了世界上最早之一的气候模型来预测地球对温室气体含量升高的加热效应。
First is climate change, marked by a 1-degree Fahrenheit rise in average yearly temperature across the western states.
首先是气候变化,记录显示,西部各州的年平均气温上升了1华氏度。
If the Nairobi summit is successful, the Copenhagen talks will mark the first time Africa will be entering the global climate change negotiations under a common position.
VOA: standard.2009.10.13
In fact, it's interesting to note that the first calculation on the impact of CO2 on climate was done in the late 1800's by Arrhenius.
很有趣地,是阿列纽斯在19世纪末,第一个做了的关于二氧化碳,对气候的影响的计算。
But they refused to commit themselves to a figure on helping developing nations battle climate change, saying they would wait to see what other countries offered first.
VOA: standard.2009.03.20
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