The incentives were needed given the region's harsh climate - scorching summers and freezing winters, with January temperatures regularly falling below -30C.

鉴于这一地区严酷的环境——夏季异常炙热，冬季极其寒冷，一月份的气温通常都在零下30度以下，这些激励措施显然是很有必要的。

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No water, scorching temperatures, pests – some nasty forecasts for climate change.

没有水，灼热的温度，害虫---一些关于气候变化的糟糕预测。

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Behind the record temperatures was a dome of high pressure over the center of the country, which combined with a powerful drought to create the scorching temperatures, said Jake Crouch, a climate scientist at NOAA's National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.

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