北极正以两倍于世界其他地方的速度变暖，对于美国的政策制定者来说，极地地区的这一变化为他们带来了挑战，也带来了机遇。黛博拉•威廉姆斯从阿拉斯加报道。
The Arctic has warmed at twice the rate of the rest of the world, and the polar region now presents both challenges and opportunities for policy-makers in the US. Deborah Williams reports from Alaska.
由于森林过度采伐和气候变化的原因，蚊虫传播的疾病于40年后重新开始在秘鲁的部分地区肆虐。安德烈•斯奇巴尼和约翰•维达报道说，人们在空旷地区受蚊虫叮咬的几率几乎是在原始森林地区的300倍。
Deforestation and climate change are returning the mosquito-borne disease to parts of Peru after 40 years. The insects’ biting rate in cleared areas is nearly 300 times that in virgin forests. Andrés Schipani & John Vidal report.
尽管世界银行的贷方希望贫穷国家实现绿色发展，但世行还是为发展中世界的化石燃料项目提供资助。卡尔•波普认为，现在发达国家应该提供一个不同于以往的财政支持模式。
The World Bank subsidises fossil-fuel projects in the developing world, even while its lenders want poor countries to go green. Carl Pope says it’s time the rich world provided a different model of financial support.
上海的赵春江教授开启了被称为中国首个太阳能的“家庭发电厂。” 但高代价是否会影响它的推广？阚哲对此进行了报道。
Zhao Chunjian, a professor in Shanghai, has built what he calls China’s first domestic solar power station. But with costs so high, can his example ever be replicated? Zhe Kan reports.
尽管对于某些政客和闲散市民来说，中国或许已成为他们不积极行动的现成借口，乔纳森·波立德说，但是现在，这种矛盾可能会促使中国成为抗击气候变化的先锋。
China may have become the default excuse for inaction by western politicians and idle citizens, says Jonathon Porritt, but its contradictions may even now help it lead in fighting climate change.
危险气候变化的潜在影响对于中国和欧洲来说情况较为相似，因此在制定气候适应性政策方面的合作将使双方获益颇多。贝弗利•达金陈述了此类合作的情况。
China and Europe face similar potential impacts from climate change, and have much to gain by collaborating on adaptation policies. Beverley Darkin sets out the case for cooperation.
令人震撼的落日绘画体现了大型火山喷发对气候的影响。现在科学家正在分析艺术家们的杰作，探究它们是否能帮助改进模拟全球变暖的计算机模型。大卫•亚当报道。
Paintings of striking sunsets show the effects of huge volcanic eruptions on climate. Now, David Adam reports, scientists are analysing artists’ works to see if they can help improve computer models used to simulate global warming.
中国潜在的风力资源能够满足全部用电需求。 我们如何才能利用这一清洁能源？ 欧盟又能帮些什么忙呢？舒晓报道。
China’s potential wind power resources could meet the country’s entire electricity demand. How can China harness this clean energy? And how can the EU help? Shu Xiao reports.
中国百分之九十的电力仍然依靠效率低下的燃煤发电，但国家制定了发展可再生能源的大胆目标。中国真的能够实现可持续能源的目标吗？蕾切尔•M•瓦瑟对此进行了分析。
Ninety percent of China’s electricity is still produced by inefficient coal power, but the country has set bold targets to expand the renewables sector. Can China really achieve sustainable energy? Rachel M Wasser investigates.
水泥和钢铁生产不仅是碳密集行业，而且还是贫困国家发展的关键材料。马伦•贝克在本文中认为，对航空问题的关注，在抵制气候变暖中分散了人们对更重大问题的注意力。
Cement and steel production are not only carbon intensive, but also key materials for the development of poorer countries. Focusing on the frequent flyers distracts from bigger questions in the fight against warming, writes Mallen Baker.
专家称美国应对从中国进口的产品加强监管，狗粮及药物仍是重点领域。
America needs tougher regulation of products it imports from China, say experts, with dog food and pharmaceuticals remaining areas of concern
通过对藏羚羊基因组的研究，科学家揭开了这种可以在高海拔平原地区高速奔跑的濒危动物的奥秘。
Scientists have mapped the genome of China's much-loved but endangered Tibetan antelope, able to gallop across high-altitude plains at high speed
至年初官方严打危害食品安全犯罪起，已有900余人因生产销售假肉而被捕，其中更有甚者以老鼠肉冒充羊肉。
After more than 900 arrests over the selling of fake meat, including rat as mutton, officials face an uphill battle to change a fraudulent culture
印度农业遭遇危机，农民自杀事件接连发生，兰詹娜•帕迪的新作《遗孀》讲述了这一背景下妇女的艰难处境。
Written against the backdrop of continuing suicides among Indian farmers, a new book describes the impact of the country’s agricultural crisis on women
短评 in brief
如果人类不能消除对生态和地球系统的无知，世界将会怎样？卡斯帕•亨德森认为，弗雷德•古特尔的《物种的命运》一书对最坏的情形进行了令人惊心的概述。
The Fate of the Species by Fred Guterl is a bracing overview of the worst that can happen if humans do not overcome their ecological and Earth-systems illiteracy, writes Caspar Henderson.
