Global Climate Change · 全球气候变化
| English | 中文 | Pinyin · 拼音 |
|---|---|---|
| climate change/ˈklaɪmət tʃeɪndʒ/ | 气候变化 | qì hòu biàn huà |
| sea level/siː ˈlevl/ | 海平面 | hǎi píng miàn |
| Weather/ˈweðə/ | 天气 | tiān qì |
| Climate/ˈklaɪmət/ | 气候 | qì hòu |
A warming world
- Extra greenhouse gases are warming the whole planet.
- This long-term shift is climate change 气候变化.
- It is more than a few hot days — it changes the whole system.
- Sea levels, storms, and habitats are all affected.
一个变暖的世界
- 额外的温室气体正在使整个地球变暖。
- 这种长期的转变是气候变化(climate change)。
- 它不只是几个炎热的日子——它改变整个系统。
- 海平面、风暴和栖息地都受影响。
Weather is not climate
- Weather 天气 is what happens on a single day.
- Climate 气候 is the long-term average over many years.
- A cold day does not disprove a warming climate.
- Climate change is about the trend, measured over decades.
天气不是气候
- 天气(weather)是某一天发生的。
- 气候(climate)是许多年的长期平均。
- 一个寒冷的日子不能反驳一个变暖的气候。
- 气候变化关乎趋势,以几十年为尺度测量。
What is the difference between weather and climate? · 天气和气候有什么区别?
Weather is what happens on a given day; climate is the long-term average over decades. · 天气是某一天发生的;气候是几十年的长期平均。
Rising seas and melting ice
- Warmer air melts glaciers and polar ice.
- Warmer water also expands, taking up more space.
- Both raise the global sea level 海平面.
- Rising seas threaten low-lying coasts and islands.
上升的海和融化的冰
- 更暖的空气融化冰川和极地冰。
- 更暖的水也膨胀,占据更多空间。
- 两者都提高全球海平面(sea level)。
- 上升的海威胁低洼的海岸和岛屿。
Cause or effect of climate change? · 气候变化的原因还是影响?
Sort each item into a cause of climate change or an effect of it. · 把每一项归入气候变化的原因或它的影响。
The main cause of current climate change is… · 当前气候变化的主要原因是……
Today's rapid warming is driven mainly by human greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels. · 今天的快速变暖主要由燃烧化石燃料的人类温室气体排放驱动。
As ice melts and warm water expands, global sea ____ rises. · 随着冰融化和温水膨胀,全球海____上升。
Melting ice and expanding warm water both raise the sea level, threatening coastal cities. · 融化的冰和膨胀的温水都提高海平面,威胁沿海城市。
More extreme weather
- A warmer climate fuels stronger storms and heatwaves.
- Droughts and wildfires become more common in dry regions.
- Heavy rain and floods hit harder in wet ones.
- Species must shift their ranges or die out.
更多极端天气
- 更暖的气候助长更强的风暴和热浪。
- 干旱和野火在干燥的地区变得更常见。
- 大雨和洪水在潮湿的地区打击得更重。
- 物种必须改变它们的分布范围,否则灭绝。
Climate change can make extreme weather like heatwaves and storms more common. · 气候变化能使热浪和风暴等极端天气更常见。
A warmer climate loads the dice toward more heatwaves, droughts, and intense storms. · 更暖的气候使热浪、干旱和强烈风暴更可能发生。
Select all · 所有 effects of climate change. · 选出气候变化的所有影响。
Rising seas, melting ice, and extreme weather are effects. Burning fossil fuels is a cause. · 上升的海、融化的冰和极端天气是影响。燃烧化石燃料是原因。
Keep weather and climate straight — it's the most common confusion. Weather is today; climate is the decades-long average. A single snowstorm doesn't disprove global warming, just as one hot afternoon doesn't prove it. Climate change is about the long-term trend: the average is rising, even though any given day still varies.
把天气和气候分清——这是最常见的混淆。天气是今天;气候是几十年的平均。一场暴风雪不能反驳全球变暖,正如一个炎热的下午不能证明它。气候变化关乎长期的趋势:平均在上升,尽管任何某一天仍然变化。
One coastline over 50 years:
- The cause: decades of burning fossil fuels have raised CO2 and warmed the air.
- The effects pile up: nearby glaciers shrink, the warming sea expands, and the sea level creeps up the beach.
- Storms that once came every decade now come every few years, flooding streets that used to stay dry.
- No single storm "is" climate change — but the rising average is unmistakable.
一段海岸线在50年里:
- 原因:几十年燃烧化石燃料提高了CO2并使空气变暖。
- 影响累积:附近的冰川缩小,变暖的海膨胀,海平面沿海滩悄悄上升。
- 曾经每十年来一次的风暴现在每几年来一次,淹没过去保持干燥的街道。
- 没有单一的风暴"是"气候变化——但上升的平均是明白无误的。
Climate change is the long-term warming of the planet from extra greenhouse gases. Weather is day-to-day; climate is the decades-long average, so judge it by the trend. Effects include rising sea levels (from melting ice and expanding water), more extreme weather, and shifting habitats. The main cause is human greenhouse gas emissions.
气候变化是地球因额外的温室气体而长期变暖。天气是日复一日的;气候是几十年的平均,所以用趋势来判断它。影响包括上升的海平面(来自融化的冰和膨胀的水)、更多极端天气,以及转移的栖息地。主要原因是人类的温室气体排放。