Whereas some models suggest the sloshings of the Pacific will get stronger in a warmer world, others say that they will weaken; the spatial pattern of the effects may change too.

尽管某些模型认为太平洋的逆流现象会因全球变暖而更为强烈，不过也有人称这些现象会变弱；还有人认为这些现象所影响的区域会有所改变。

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The raindrops blown a couple of miles west of our ranch would land in creeks that percolated through the Columbia River system into the Pacific, whereas the water in Feely Creek, our creek, was blessed with the task of traveling a thousand miles more, all the way down to the bayous of Louisiana before spilling through the loamy delta into the Gulf of Mexico.

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In the global economy, however, small ponds are at a disadvantage: Whereas baseball's popularity mostly resides in North America and the Pacific Rim, soccer is watched by the entire globe.

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