海水温度升高 大堡礁五年内出现第三次大规模珊瑚白化
<p>由于气候变化导致海水温度升高，澳大利亚大堡礁在五年内发生第三次大规模白化现象。大堡礁四分之一的区域出现了严重白化。气候变化仍是珊瑚礁面临的最大挑战。</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="snorkels">snorkels</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="Coral">Coral</span> <span word="Gardens">Gardens</span>" <span word="near">near</span> <span word="Lady">Lady</span> <span word="Elliot">Elliot</span> <span word="Island">Island</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Barrier">Barrier</span> <span word="Reef">Reef</span>, <span word="northeast">northeast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bundaberg">Bundaberg</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Queensland">Queensland</span>, <span word="Australia">Australia</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 11, 2017. [<span word="Photo">Photo</span>/<span word="Agencies">Agencies</span>]</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Barrier">Barrier</span> <span word="Reef">Reef</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="bleaching">bleaching</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="signal">signal</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="marine">marine</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="is">is</span> “<span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="urgent">urgent</span> <span word="help">help</span>” <span word="on">on</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>.</p><p>澳大利亚政府大堡礁研究的权威科学家表示，五年内大堡礁发生第三次大规模白化现象，这是大堡礁这一海洋奇迹“呼吁紧急援助”应对气候变化的明确信号。</p><p><span word="bleach">bleach</span> [<span word="bli">bli</span>ː<span word="t">t</span>ʃ]：<span word="v">v</span>.漂白，晒白</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Barrier">Barrier</span> <span word="Reef">Reef</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="bleaching">bleaching</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="witnessed">witnessed</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="analysis">analysis</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="aerial">aerial</span> <span word="surveys">surveys</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1,000 <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="reefs">reefs</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p>根据本周二<span word="Dr">Dr</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Wachenfeld">Wachenfeld</span>, <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Barrier">Barrier</span> <span word="Reef">Reef</span> <span word="Marine">Marine</span> <span word="Park">Park</span> <span word="Authority">Authority</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Guardian">Guardian</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>: “<span word="My">My</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reef">reef</span>. <span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="action">action</span>.</p><p>大堡礁海洋公园管理局首席科学家大卫·瓦肯菲尔德博士告诉《卫报》澳大利亚版说：“我最担心的是人们会对大堡礁失去希望。没有希望就没有行动。”</p>
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