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干旱时期的安全问题（1）

2010年2月9日

中国的稳定发展面临着气候变化所带来的新的严峻考验。本文共分三部分。在第一部分中，斯科特・摩尔认为首要议题就是水资源的问题。

Security in a drier age (1)

February 09, 2010

Climate change poses new – and serious – barriers to China’s plans for stable development. In the first segment of a three-part article, Scott Moore says water will top the agenda.

干旱时期的安全问题（2）

2010年2月9日

在这篇关于中国水资源问题文章的第二部分，斯科特・摩尔认为应该采取新的外交手段避免地区紧张局势的发生。

Security in a drier age (2)

February 09, 2010

In the second segment of a three-part article on water in China, Scott Moore argues that new levels of diplomacy will be needed to stave off regional tension.

正确认识冰川的变化（1）

2010年2月1日

关于喜马拉雅冰川融化以及类似发展的报道引起了激烈争论。在本文的第一部分中，科学家肯尼思•海威特警告说不要把问题过于简单化。

Understanding glacier changes (1)

February 01, 2010

Reports about the melting – and advancing – of Himalayan glaciers have sparked heated debate. In the first section of a three-part article, Kenneth Hewitt warns against oversimplification.

格陵兰附近海冰创八百年来最低

«科学日报»援引一份发表于«气候动力学»杂志的研究指出，在格陵兰与挪威斯瓦尔巴特群岛之间北冰洋上的海冰目前处于十三世纪以来最低的水平。这项丹麦发现是以自然本身气候的“档案”，冰核、树木年轮、船只航海日志和港口记录为基础。

Ice near Greenland at “800-year low”

Sea ice in the Arctic Ocean between Greenland and the Norwegian Svalbard archipelago is now at its lowest level since the 13th century, according to research published in the journal Climate Dynamics, according to ScienceDaily. The Danish findings are based on nature’s own climate “archive” – ice cores and tree rings – as well as ships’ log books and harbour records.

南安地斯山脉冰川急速融化

据«圣地亚哥时报»报道，位于南巴塔哥尼亚冰原、智利和阿根廷的安第斯山脉地区的冰川正在消失，其速度远远超过科学家们的预期。来自美国和智利的科学家称，这些冰盖融化的规模更大，所处阿尔卑斯山脉的海拔更高，远超过世界其它地区，如喜马拉雅和阿拉斯加等。

Ice melting fast in southern Andes

Glaciers in the Southern Patagonia Ice Field, in the Chilean and Argentine Andes, are disappearing at much faster rates than scientists had anticipated, the Santiago Times reported. The ice sheets are melting in larger proportions and in much higher alpine zones than in any other part of the world, including the Himalayas and Alaska, say scientists from the United States and Chile.

国际团体敦促非洲设定农田购买法规

据路透社援引世界银行官员的说法，非洲国家需要订立规范，来管理外国人购买非洲土地以保证其自身粮食安全的行为。世界银行非洲财政与私营部门发展部的玛莉鲁·尤说，非洲国家需要设立相关法规来管理土地买卖，以保护自身免受潜在的剥削。

Africa urged to set farmland rules

African nations may have to institute a code of conduct for farmland purchases by foreigners seeking to secure their own food supplies, according to a World Bank official, Reuters reported. To protect themselves from possible exploitation, the countries would need to set up rules to govern land buys, said Marilou Uy, of the bank’s Africa financial and private-sector development department.