In the large image, the area behind the shoreline is pockmarked by marshes, ponds, and hummocks characteristic of "thermokarst," landscapes created by the melting and refreezing of permafrost.

在大图中，海岸线后面的区域由湿地、池塘、热融冰丘形成了凹陷，融化的以及重新冻结的冻土层形成了这种景观。

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But if warming is occurring across a wider area than previously observed, that could increase the possibility of large ice shelves melting off the continent and changing sea levels around the world.

但是，如果气候变暖发生的范围在比先前观测到的范围更广，这将增加南极大陆大冰架融化的可能性，从而改变世界海平面。

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The study also showed that land area where melting has been observed has been increasing at a rate of about 17, 000 square kilometers (6, 500 square miles) per year.

这项研究还表明，被观察到融化的土地面积每年以大约1.7万平方公里(6500平方英里)的速度增加。

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Earlier, the hospitals' crisis was described as being at "melting point" following the cancellation of all non-emergency surgery at Craigavon Area Hospital due to record bed shortages.

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Local councillor Wyn Evans told the BBC melting snow and torrential rain had caused "severe flooding and destruction" in the area.

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It includes striking examples, such as the melting glaciers of Kilimanjaro (the highest mountain in Africa) which have lost 80% of their surface area during the twentieth century due to the combined effects of climate change and human activities.

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