国内英语资讯:China Focus: Efforts for global climate governance on Chinas Qinghai Plateau
<p><span word="XINING">XINING</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 14-- <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Jianqiong">Jianqiong</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="arrives">arrives</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="breath">breath</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="climbing">climbing</span> <span word="the">the</span> 99 <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="office">office</span>.</p><p><span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meteorological">meteorological</span> <span word="monitor">monitor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Global">Global</span> <span word="Atmosphere">Atmosphere</span> <span word="Watch">Watch</span> (<span word="GAW">GAW</span>) <span word="Baseline">Baseline</span> <span word="Observatory">Observatory</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Mount">Mount</span> <span word="Waliguan">Waliguan</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northwest">northwest</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Qinghai">Qinghai</span> <span word="Province">Province</span>. <span word="Located">Located</span> 3,816 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Qinghai">Qinghai</span>-<span word="Tibet">Tibet</span> <span word="plateau">plateau</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 31 <span word="GAW">GAW</span> <span word="observatories">observatories</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="observatory">observatory</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="density">density</span> <span word="observation">observation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 60 <span word="elements">elements</span> <span word="in">in</span> 30 <span word="projects">projects</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="greenhouse">greenhouse</span> <span word="gases">gases</span>, <span word="solar">solar</span> <span word="radiation">radiation</span>, <span word="radioactive">radioactive</span> <span word="substances">substances</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="precipitation">precipitation</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 60,000 <span word="pieces">pieces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="collected">collected</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="sharing">sharing</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="meteorological">meteorological</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1994.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="fainting">fainting</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="altitude">altitude</span> <span word="sickness">sickness</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="unloaded">unloaded</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="necessities">necessities</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="car">car</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="turns">turns</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="shifts">shifts</span> <span word="every">every</span> 10 <span word="days">days</span>.</p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="altitude">altitude</span> <span word="sickness">sickness</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="monitors">monitors</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="province">province</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Xining">Xining</span>, <span word="about">about</span> 2,200 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="and">and</span> 140 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="observatory">observatory</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="barely">barely</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="oxygen">oxygen</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="altitude">altitude</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="harsh">harsh</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ideal">ideal</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="observations">observations</span>.</p>
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