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<p> <span word="Arctic">Arctic</span> <span word="Melt">Melt</span></p><p> <span word="Earths">Earths</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Poles">Poles</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="icy">icy</span>. <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arctic">Arctic</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="low">low</span>1.</p><p> <span word="Since">Since</span> 1979, <span word="each">each</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="an">an</span> 11.4 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="end">end</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="cover">cover</span>2. <span word="Between">Between</span> 1981 <span word="and">and</span> 2000, <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arctic">Arctic</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> 22 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="thickness">thickness</span> -- <span word="becoming">becoming</span> 1.13 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="thinner">thinner</span>.</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="melt">melt</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Jinlun">Jinlun</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="oceanographer">oceanographer</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>3 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Seattle">Seattle</span>. <span word="Unusually">Unusually</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="blew">blew</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arctic">Arctic</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="Arctic">Arctic</span>, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thin">thin</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="water">water</span>4.</p><p> <span word="With">With</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="warmer">warmer</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="melting">melting</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="below">below</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beaufort">Beaufort</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span>6, <span word="north">north</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Alaska">Alaska</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>, <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="measured">measured</span> 3.3<span word="m">m</span> <span word="thick">thick</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="measured">measured</span> <span word="just">just</span> 50 <span word="centimeters">centimeters</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="seasons">seasons</span> <span word="end">end</span>.</p><p> <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arctic">Arctic</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="stuck">stuck</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="warming">warming</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="recover">recover</span>.</p><p> <span word="Arctic">Arctic</span> <span word="n">n</span>.北极，北极圈;<span word="adj">adj</span>.北极的</p><p> 注释</p><p> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="cover">cover</span>: 冰覆盖量</p><p> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="water">water</span>: 没有冰覆盖的海面</p><p> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beaufort">Beaufort</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span>: 波弗特海，是北冰洋边缘海，位于美国阿拉斯加州东北岸和加拿大 西北岸，海中岛屿稀少，有无岛海之称。</p>
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