Sea level rose and forest were destroyed at an unprecedented rate during the last decade.

过去10年，海平面升高和森林砍伐的速度都是前所未有的；

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Natural aerosols are produced by sea salt, desert dust, volcanic eruptions and smoke from forest fires.

天然的浮质是由海盐、沙漠灰尘、火山爆发物与森林火情的烟雾产生的；

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Anyone can see a clear-cut rain forest and know that something was lost, but on the surface, a living sea and a dead one look much the same.

所有人都能在看到热带雨林被砍伐的同时感到失去了什么，但一片生机勃勃的海域和一片死气沉沉的海域从表面看来没什么两样。

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When warmer and wetter conditions returned, the birds became isolated in several islands of grass in a sea of forest.

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It's measured in a changing climate, as sea levels rise, and droughts spread, forest burns, and storms rage.

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