国际英语资讯:Feature: U.S. city Miami could one day be underwater, just as many other cities worldwide
<p><span word="MIAMI">MIAMI</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 12-- <span word="While">While</span> <span word="Hurricane">Hurricane</span> <span word="Irma">Irma</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="ravaged">ravaged</span> <span word="Miami">Miami</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southeastern">southeastern</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>., <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="levels">levels</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="potentially">potentially</span> <span word="disastrous">disastrous</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Miami">Miami</span> <span word="shares">shares</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span>, <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="MIAMI">MIAMI</span> <span word="AT">AT</span> <span word="RIST">RIST</span> <span word="EVEN">EVEN</span> <span word="ON">ON</span> <span word="SUNNY">SUNNY</span> <span word="DAYS">DAYS</span></p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="ocean">ocean</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="rising">rising</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="stable">stable</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> 5,000 <span word="or">or</span> 6,000 <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span> <span word="Service">Service</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rise">rise</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Miami">Miami</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="worsened">worsened</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="low">low</span> <span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Mumbai">Mumbai</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Bangkok">Bangkok</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Miami">Miami</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="threat">threat</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="hurricanes">hurricanes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="storms">storms</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="damage">damage</span>, <span word="slowly">slowly</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="threaten">threaten</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="permanently">permanently</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="water">water</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Miami">Miami</span>. <span word="Any">Any</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Mumbai">Mumbai</span>, <span word="Jakarta">Jakarta</span>, <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span>, <span word="Calcutta">Calcutta</span> ... <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>," <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Englander">Englander</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="levels">levels</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Sea">Sea</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="places">places</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="Miami">Miami</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="illustration">illustration</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Miami">Miami</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="misled">misled</span>."</p><p>"<span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="D">D</span>.<span word="C">C</span>. <span word="to">to</span> <span word="London">London</span>, <span word="England">England</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="tidal">tidal</span> <span word="rivers">rivers</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span> <span word="height">height</span> <span word="rises">rises</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span> <span word="too">too</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Englander">Englander</span>, <span word="author">author</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="Tide">Tide</span> <span word="On">On</span> <span word="Main">Main</span> <span word="Street">Street</span>: <span word="Rising">Rising</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span> <span word="Level">Level</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Coming">Coming</span> <span word="Coastal">Coastal</span> <span word="Crisis">Crisis</span>.</p>
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