预警：北极冰川创历史最高温

伤我心太深

据美国政府发布的年报，北极地区以前所未有的速度不断的升温，不仅影响了当地的人类和生态系统，而且影响了北半球人口密集的地区。

The Arctic, described in the report as the "planet's refrigerator," is experiencing record-setting high temperatures, ice melt and glacier area loss, said the Arctic Report Card, a study conducted by a team of 69 international scientists.

被称为“地球冰箱”的北极地区已经达到了创纪录的高温，导致冰块融化和冰川面积不断减少，北极报告卡（一项由69个国家的科学家团做的研究）报道。

In Greenland, "summer sea ice continues to decline -- the 2009-2010 summer sea ice cover extent was the third lowest since satellite monitoring began in 1979, and sea ice thickness continues to thin," said the report

报道称：在格陵兰岛夏季海上冰块持续减少。自1979年启用卫星监测以来，2009到2010年夏季的海面冰块覆盖面积是第三少的，而且冰块的厚度也在不断地变稀薄。

"The 2010 minimum is the third lowest recorded since 1979, surpassed only by 2008 and the record low of 2007," the report added.

据报道2010年海上冰块覆盖面积是继1979年开始纪录以来第三少的，仅次于2008年和覆盖面积最少的2007年。

Snow cover duration was also at a record minimum, going back to since record-keeping began in 1966.

积雪覆盖的持续时间也是自1966年开始记录以来最短的。

"To quote one of my NOAA colleagues, 'whatever is going to happen in the rest of the world happens first, and to the greatest extent, in the Arctic,'" said Jane Lubchenco, administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

用我的一位美国国家海洋和大气管理局同事的话来说就是，不管世界其他地方将发生什么，在很大程度上总是先发生在北极，简·卢布琴科（美国国家海洋和大气管理局总署）说道

The report also highlighted evidence that higher air temperatures in the Arctic contributes to changes in atmospheric circulation further south, with the 2009-2010 winter in the northern hemisphere displaying a link between its extreme cold and snowy conditions and Arctic wind patterns.

这次报告也证实了北极地区的高气温影响着以南地区大气循环的变化，正如2009年到2010年北半球的冬季展示了其极度寒冷和暴雪天气状况与北极风的模式之间的联系。

"Beyond affecting the humans and wildlife that call the area home, the Arctic's warmer temperatures and decreases in permafrost, snow cover, glaciers and sea ice also have wide-ranging consequences for the physical and biological systems in other parts of the world," said Lubchenco in a statement.

卢布琴科指出：“除了影响北极地区的人类和野生动植物外，北极地区的升温和永冻土、冰雪覆盖面积、冰川和海上浮冰的减少也将对世界其他地方的自然和生态系统产生广泛的影响。”

"The Arctic is an important driver of climate and weather around the world and serves as a critical feeding and breeding ground that supports globally significant populations of birds, mammals and fish," she said.

她说：“北极地区是全球天气和气候的动力器，作为一个重要的觅食和繁殖的场所，全球大量的鸟类、哺乳动物和鱼类在那里栖息。”