根据夏威夷大学的科学家的估计，到2013年初，日本海啸产生的残骸碎片在到达西海岸之前，会到达夏威夷的海岸，重量超过2000万吨。
Up to 20 million tons of tsunami debris floating from Japan could arrive on Hawaii's shores by early 2013, before reaching the West Coast, according to estimates by University of Hawaii scientists.
因此如果生产一辆车需要排放10吨的二氧化碳，而排放税是每吨60美元，那么外国到达美国的汽车就要交600美元的税。
So, if making an American car produced ten tonnes of carbon dioxide, taxed at $60 per tonne, then the tax on a foreign-made car arriving in America would only be $600.
该报告指出全球金矿产量在2008年大幅下跌，到达1995年以来的最低谷。 报告还说，金矿总产量在2008年下跌88吨，至此已经连续3年下跌。
The report states that mine production fell in 2008 by 88 t, making 2008 the third consecutive year of decline.
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