海洋
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跟踪太平洋海啸的破坏力
The devastating tsunami in northeastern Japan is only one of many that have battered Japan over the eons. In an interview with耶鲁环境360, tsunami and earthquake expert Lori Dengler describes the historic and paleological record of tsunamis across the Pacific, and what it may mean in the future for Japan and the western United States.
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深海采矿即将到来:评估潜在影响
许多公司正在迅速前进,并计划在海底的水热通风孔附近开采铜,黄金和其他矿物质。但是在接受采访耶鲁环境360, marine biologist Cindy Lee Van Dover warns that without environmental safeguards the unique ecosystems of deep-sea vents could be severely damaged.
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‘Fracking’ Comes to Europe, Sparking Rising Controversy
随着美国对液压压裂或“压裂”从页岩中提取天然气的环境影响的担忧,公司已经将目光投向了欧洲及其对这种“非常规”天然气的丰富储量。但是,从英国到波兰,批评家警告说,这种迫在眉睫的能源繁荣的可能高昂的环境成本。
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How Fisheries Can Gain From The Lessons of Sustainable Food
随着农业和能源生产朝着变得更加可持续发展迈进,世界的渔业落后了。但是,将我们陷入困境的海洋恢复健康将需要重点放在多元化和保护上,并更明智地捕鱼实践。
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北极漫游者:南方物种向远北的移动
灰熊与北极熊交配。红狐狸超越北极狐狸。外来疾病进入曾经分离的极地领域。这些只是随着北极温度飙升和北极海洋(一种曾经强大的障碍物)的融化而发生的一些令人担忧的现象。
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在新颖的渔业方法中,渔民管理捕捞量
恢复渔业的一种越来越有效的方法是基于允许渔民负责自己的捕获的违反直觉的概念。但是,这一不断发展的运动的成功在很大程度上取决于一个强大的领导者,他不仅会寻找渔民,而且还要寻找资源本身。
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海湾泄漏的小组负责人:自满导致灾难
William Reilly led the national commission that investigated the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and says he was struck by the totally inadequate response plans that were in place. In an interview with耶鲁环境360,他谈到了为什么要进行防止未来灾难所需的改革至关重要。
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Massive Outbreak of Jellyfish Could Spell Trouble for Fisheries
The world’s oceans have been experiencing enormous blooms of jellyfish, apparently caused by overfishing, declining water quality, and rising sea temperatures. Now, scientists are trying to determine if these outbreaks could represent a “new normal” in which jellyfish increasingly supplant fish.
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Calculating the True Cost Of Global Climate Change
研究人员不同意未来几十年中气候变化的经济成本。但是,这个问题的答案是决定采取行动以减少排放的迫切性至关重要。
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In China, a New Transparency On Government Pollution Data
The Chinese government has begun to make environmental records available to the public, empowering green groups and citizens as they try to force factories — and the Western companies they supply — to comply with the law.
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Did Cancun Prove the UN Irrelevant in Tackling Climate?
坎昆会议因保持国际气候谈判的活力而被认为。但是,控制排放的真正潜力可能在于计划B,国家独自行动朝着低碳经济发展。
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世界上珊瑚礁的终点是目光吗?
It is a difficult idea to fathom. But the science is clear: Unless we change the way we live, the Earth's coral reefs will be utterly destroyed within our children's lifetimes.
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南极的变暖:一块冰城堡开始融化
The fringes of the coldest continent are starting to feel the heat, with the northern Antarctic Peninsula warming faster than virtually any place on Earth. These rapidly rising temperatures represent the first breach in the enormous frozen dome that holds 90 percent of the world’s ice.
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随着鲨鱼屠杀的继续,辩护人针对鳍贸易
随着中国和其他亚洲国家的经济蓬勃发展,对鲨鱼鳍的需求(一种珍贵的美味佳肴)飙升,导致许多鲨鱼物种严重过度捕捞。在接受采访耶鲁环境360,鲨鱼保护主义者Sonja Fordham谈到了为拯救世界上最宏伟的鱼之一的战斗。
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中国转向沼气以减轻工厂农场的影响
In China, millions of tons of waste from livestock farms are causing severe water pollution and massive emissions of methane. Now, some large livestock operators are turning to biogas fuel production in hopes of creating “ecological” factory farms.
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Hatch-22:太平洋鲑鱼复兴的问题
太平洋的鲑鱼数量是50年前的两倍。但是,这种赏金存在缺点,因为越来越多的孵化场生产的鲑鱼淹没了太平洋,并使受威胁的野生鲑鱼物种难以找到足够的食物来生存。
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应对全球气候挑战的积极途径
Climate policies that require public sacrifice and limiting economic growth are doomed to failure. To succeed, policies to reduce emissions must promise real benefits and must help make clean energy cheaper.
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建立具有里程碑意义的协议以拯救加拿大的北方森林
Last spring, conservation groups and timber companies signed an historic agreement to protect a large swath of Canada’s boreal forest. In an interview with耶鲁环境360皮尤环境小组的史蒂文·E·卡利克(Steven E.
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探索飓风与海洋变暖之间的联系
One of the more contentious issues facing climate scientists is whether rising ocean temperatures will cause more frequent and powerful hurricanes. In an interview with耶鲁环境360马萨诸塞州理工学院的克里·伊曼纽尔(Kerry Emanuel)说,在不确定性中,似乎有可能:最有效和破坏性的风暴增加。
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A Steady, Steep Decline for The Lowly, Uncharismatic Eel
在海洋中间产生的淡水鳗鱼曾经在世界大部分地区都很丰富。但是,大坝,沿海发展和过度捕捞的扩散大大减少了鳗鱼的种群,很少有防守者能帮助这些迷人的生物(尽管尚未完全了解)。
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在中国陷入困境的扬兹(Yangtze),努力拯救幸存的物种
长江被大坝雕刻而成,用作开放的下水道,并经历了数十年的过度捕捞。现在,中国科学家 - 因长江河和其他生物的消失而感到震惊 - 呼吁在世界第三长河中钓鱼10年。