在融化季节的开始，北极海冰抵达了有记录以来的最低水平。
At the beginning of the melt season, Arctic sea ice was at its lowest level ever recorded.
确实，把北极看作一个整体，融化季节开始的时候，海冰总量比2007年还要少，因此可能会突破去年海冰量的最低点。
Indeed, for the Arctic as a whole, the melt season started with even more thin ice than in 2007, hence concerns that we may even beat last year's sea-ice minimum.
其他人则将全球变暖合理化，认为它可能会造福于这个世界上最寒冷的国家之一，融化的北极，有利于石油和天然气开发，并延长这个国家短暂的作物生长季节。
Others rationalise that it might bring benefits to one of the world's coldest countries, freeing up a melting Arctic for oil and gas exploration, and extending the country's brief growing season.
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