Because of the barrier of ice to the east, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and populated areas to the north, there may have been a greater impetus for people to move in a southerly direction.

因为东面有冰的屏障，西面是太平洋，而且北面是人口稠密的地区，所以促使人们向南迁移的动力会更大。

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The changes in the West may be more dramatic.

西方的变化也许更加激烈。

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Numerous swarms of locusts that have already devastated crops across West Africa may affect countries as far away as Pakistan.

成群结队的蝗虫席卷了西部非洲，将该地区的农作物洗劫一空，其影响可波及远在亚洲的巴基斯坦。

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Where the young may exult and the aged may rest, Away,far away, to the land of the west."

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And the medicines for a cobra bite in the Philippines may not work for someone bitten by a similar snake in West Africa.

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Some researchers say people living in cities in West Africa may have suffered most of all.

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Higher consumption may suit the West, but more investment is in Asia's longer-term interests.

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Behind all this, however, lies an even tougher fact the West may soon have to face.

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And while the West may be diverse in terms of lodging options, there are many gems back East.

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