15/08/2006

中国的自然灾害死亡人数达六年新高

中国政府周一说，今年自然灾害造成该国的死亡人数已证实超过１，９００人，为六年来最高数目。

China's natural disaster death toll at six-year high

The death toll from natural disasters in China this year is the highest in at least six years, the Chinese government said on Monday, as the number of confirmed fatalities climbed past 1,900.

15/08/2006

加拿大安大略省寻求能源供需平衡

上周加拿大安大略省的用电量创新高，超过两万七千兆瓦，敦促当地需采取更大的能源节约措施。

Seeking a balance in Ontario’s energy equation

Electricity demand in Ontario peaked last week at an all-time high of over 27,005 megawatts, prompting calls for greater energy conservation.

15/08/2006

日本油轮在印度洋发生原油泄漏

据报道，一艘日本油轮从中东驶回日本途径印度洋时发生原油泄漏，约4,500吨。

Japanese tanker spills oil in Indian Ocean

A Japanese tanker travelling home from the Middle East spilled about 4,500 tonnes of crude oil in the Indian Ocean, according to its operator, Mitusi O.S.K.

15/08/2006

英国科学家警告：气候变暖将致更多灾难

英国的气候科学家警告说，气温的上升将会增加在未来200年内森林火灾、干旱和水灾发生的可能性。

UK scientists warn of more disasters for warmer world

Rising temperatures will increase the risk of forest fires, droughts and flooding over the next two centuries, UK climate scientists have warned.

15/08/2006

黎巴嫩本周开始清理石油泄漏污染

黎巴嫩于周二开始清理多达10,000-15,000吨的石油泄漏。一个月以前，以色列轰炸了黎巴嫩的一所发电厂，导致该厂的石油泄漏。泄露的石油已经污染了地中海地区。

Lebanon to start mopping up oil spill this week

Lebanon will start mopping up on Tuesday  the 10,000 to 15,000 tonnes of oil that spilled into the Mediterranean Sea and covered the coast with sludge after Israel bombed a power plant over a month ago.

15/08/2006

黑海地区居民志在帮助恢复海洋生态

一联合国调查报告显示，黑海地区居民希望付出更多的努力来帮助恢复由于几十年的污染和过度捕捞而造成的近乎崩溃的海洋生态系统。

Black Sea residents want to aid marine recovery

People living around the Black Sea seem willing to pay more to help the sea recover from near-collapse after decades of pollution and overfishing, a UN-sponsored survey showed on Monday.

15/08/2006

一千多个苏丹家庭被迫逃离洪灾

一政府官员表示, 目前尼罗河达到危险水位，所致的严重洪灾迫使了1,100多个家庭逃离苏丹。

More than 1,100 families flee Sudan floods

Heavy floods have forced more than 1,100 families to flee in Sudan, while the river Nile has risen to a serious level, an official said on Monday.

15/08/2006

台风的不稳定性与气候变化有关系吗?

在一星期里，三次台风频搅亚洲; 一席热浪袭击北半球; 一场旱灾影响了澳洲谷物预期收成。科学家们最担忧的全球变暖的迹象目前已经展现出来了, 但现在是否谈这些还为时过早?

Uncertainty over typhoons' link to climate change

Three typhoons churn through Asia in a week, a heatwave bakes the northern hemisphere and a drought slashes grain crop estimates in Australia.  Signs that scientists' worst fears about global warming are unfolding before our eyes, or is it just too early to tell?

14/08/2006

黎巴嫩海岸石油泄露将可能严重污染地中海

联合国周二指出，如果不采取紧急措施来处理由于以色列的袭击造成的黎巴嫩海岸石油泄漏事件, 这一泄漏造成的危害将比得上1989年埃克森-瓦尔迪兹号事故造成对阿拉斯加海岸污染的严重程度。

Lebanese oil spill could rival Alaskan disaster

An oil spill caused by Israeli raids on a Lebanese power plant could rival the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster that despoiled the Alaskan coast if not urgently addressed, the United Nations said Tuesday.

14/08/2006

等离子电视危害生态环境

英国不断增长的对宽屏等离子电视的需求威胁生态环境。一名科学家警告说，如果一半的英国家庭都买一台等离子电视，英国将需要修建两座核能发电站以满足额外的电力需求。

Plasma screens threaten eco-crisis

Britain’s insatiable appetite for the big picture is threatening the planet. A scientist has warned that if half of British homes buy a plasma-screen TV, two nuclear power stations would have to be built to meet the extra energy demand.