因?yàn)?/c>它曾經(jīng)挽救了瀕臨滅絕的早期人類。
In the light of the magnitude of these losses, it would be prudent to act as if [global warming] is correct.
根據(jù)這些損失的數(shù)量,如果全球變暖的預(yù)測(cè)是正確的,則需謹(jǐn)慎對(duì)待。
First it's global warming, then it's climate change, now it's probably tectonic instability - no doubt all caused by man, " he said. "
首先是全球變暖,接著是氣候變化,現(xiàn)在可能是板塊的不平衡性——無(wú)疑所有的都是由人類引起的。
Only the top Chinese leaders seem to understand that sustainable development will require that China not contribute to global warming.
似乎只有最高層領(lǐng)袖明白,可持續(xù)發(fā)展要求中國(guó)不要助長(zhǎng)全球暖化。
There is no doubt that global warming is a clear and present danger, and geoengineering may be part of the solution to that problem.
毫無(wú)疑問(wèn),全球變暖是一個(gè)明確而現(xiàn)實(shí)的危險(xiǎn),地質(zhì)工程方法也很有可能是解決問(wèn)題的一把鑰匙。
Global warming was one of the many factors responsible for the worst flooding in decades.
在這幾個(gè)十年里,全球變暖是造成大洪水泛濫的諸多因素之一。
I was up in the high Arctic to tell a story about global warming, inspired in part by the former Vice President's wonderful book.
我在北極講述全球變暖的故事,部分受到副總統(tǒng)的著作的啟發(fā)。
Indeed, world leaders seem to be competing with one another to churn out ever more ambitious targets on global warming.
實(shí)際上,各國(guó)首腦似乎在彼此較著勁,爭(zhēng)先炮制出更具挑戰(zhàn)性的應(yīng)對(duì)全球變暖的目標(biāo)。
Still, it is possible that the biggest change in America's Asian diplomacy will be to put global warming near the heart of it.
不過(guò),可能美國(guó)對(duì)亞洲外交的最大改變是將全球變暖問(wèn)題放入近乎中心的位置。
This annual day should be a reminder to all that we have an impact on world weather, and that global warming is a matter of life and death.
這普通的一天是非常值得我們醒悟的一天,我們必須意識(shí)到世界天氣的重要性,并且全球性變暖是生與死的問(wèn)題。
As such, future problems are stored up in the form of shortages, greater dependence and an acceleration of global warming.
如果這樣的話,未來(lái)我們將再次面臨能源短缺,會(huì)更為嚴(yán)重地依賴石油,并導(dǎo)致全球變暖狀況加劇。
All media inquiries were to be routed instead to a scientist who believed there was no connection between global warming and hurricanes(11).
所有要提問(wèn)的媒體都被轉(zhuǎn)給了一個(gè)相信全球變暖和颶風(fēng)之間沒(méi)有聯(lián)系的科學(xué)家(11)。
It had nothing to do with global warming but it reinforced the idea of the power of nature.
那次海嘯中的死亡人數(shù)超過(guò)三十萬(wàn)。它與全球變暖無(wú)關(guān),卻突出了大自然力量的概念。
changes that will be beneficial no matter how much of a threat global warming turns out to be.
亦即,不論全球溫度上升的威脅實(shí)際上是大是小,做起來(lái)都有好處的一些改變。
Global warming will define this century, just as the struggle between totalitarianism and democracy defined the last one.
全球變暖將定義這個(gè)世紀(jì),就像極權(quán)和民主之間的斗爭(zhēng)定義了上個(gè)世紀(jì)一樣。
"Bhutan did not contribute to global warming, and yet we have to suffer the consequences today" , he says.
他說(shuō):“不丹對(duì)全球變暖沒(méi)有貢獻(xiàn),然而今天我們不得不忍受它的后果。”
He said he was growing "concerned" over the stance taken by the new US adminstration on global warming.
他說(shuō),他越來(lái)越“關(guān)注”美國(guó)新政府對(duì)全球變暖所持的立場(chǎng)。
The next big piece of a global-warming-control plan involves learning to be more efficient with the fossil fuels we continue to burn.
控制全球氣候變暖方案的另一個(gè)大的方面涉及到如何更有效的利用我們仍在使用的化石燃料。
I'm going to tell you something I probably shouldn't: we may not be able to stop global warming.
我將告訴你一件我本不該說(shuō)的事情:我們可能不能阻止全球變暖。
Global warming may be changing the world's climate but personal and political choices determine how much damage it can do.
全球變暖或許改變了全球各地的氣候,但受災(zāi)的程度如何,取決于個(gè)人和政府的決策。
Power generation contributes more to global warming than any other industry, and coal is the dirtiest part of it.
電力行業(yè)對(duì)全球變暖的影響甚于其他任何行業(yè),而且煤炭是能源業(yè)中最骯臟的一隅。
He said the lo of what he called the ocean ' biodiversity hampers the ability of the seas to recover from global warming and pollution.
他說(shuō),海洋生物多樣性的消失將危及海洋從全球變暖以及污染中恢復(fù)過(guò)來(lái)的能力。
At the same time, a growing number of evangelical Christians are beginning to see global warming as a moral issue.
同時(shí),有越來(lái)越多的福音基督徒開(kāi)始視全球變暖為道義問(wèn)題。
This global warming fad trying to use a guilt trip about our carbon footprints is a fraud to squeeze more money out of us.
這全球變暖的時(shí)尚,試圖使用有關(guān)我們碳足跡的犯罪之旅,是一項(xiàng)欺詐行為以從我們擠出更多錢(qián)。
"Oh, I don't know, " said the congressman. "How about global warming, universal health care, or stimulus packages? " as he smiled smugly.
“噢,我不知道,”國(guó)會(huì)議員說(shuō):“聊一聊全球變暖,社會(huì)醫(yī)療或經(jīng)濟(jì)刺激計(jì)劃怎么樣?”他洋洋得意地說(shuō)。
He is expected to focus on the vexed issue of how much money needs to flow from north to south to pay for dealing with global warming.
他將把重點(diǎn)放在傷腦筋的問(wèn)題上:需要多少資金由北往南支付應(yīng)對(duì)全球變暖。
Gore, trailed by the press as he left the White House, allowed that he and Bush spent the whole time talking about global warming.
戈?duì)?/c>離開(kāi)白宮時(shí)被媒體記者追問(wèn)會(huì)晤內(nèi)容,戈?duì)?/c>表示,他和布什談的全是全球暖化問(wèn)題。
The bank is looking for a few good specialists to focus on adapting to global warming.
他們正在尋找幾位可以勝任的專家來(lái)重點(diǎn)研究順應(yīng)全球變暖的問(wèn)題。