由短文第二段“But having them imagine the tangible (有形的) consequences of resulting droughts or floods may help change this idea and encourage proenvironmental behavior, a new study suggests”但一项新的研究表明,让他们想象由此产生的干旱或洪水的后果可能有助于改变“许多人认为气候变化是一个遥远的...
These include droughts, floods, windstorms, strong tropical winds and wildfires. Though extreme events will continue, he believes that extreme events become disasters only when people fail to prepare for them. “Many of the remedies are well-known. From an early-warning perspective, make sure the...
M: But can anyone be sure if the decline is really caused by the hunting or by climate change [9]? W: It's caused by both in fact [9]. We see more droughts in countries like Australia. Ducks are birds that feed and breed in areas where there is a lot of water, but their habi...
"Today, a gram of fresh-locked goji berry can fetch up to 1.2 yuan, dozens of times higher than before," Hao said, adding that the company invests more than 10 million yuan in research and development every year. Fueled by growing consumer demand for health-conscious products, goji berry ...
How droughts and floods lead to migration — and 7 things governments can do to help Policymakers must prepare for the consequences of water crises by adopting improvements that address the concerns of those vulnerable to migration. On the outskirts of Thata, Pakistan in 2010...
To make it worse, scientists still can’t tell us when the next one will hit and how hard it will be. But people like me have learned many earthquake safety tactics and tricks. If you live in an earthquake-prone area, this is how you prepare for the next big one. ...
As much as people love “Sesame Street,” can a single TV show really prepare millions of children around the world for supercharged storms, floods and fires? There’s academic research suggesting that maybe it can. In 2019, economists Melissa Kearney and Phillip Levine ...
People can buy it roughly everywhere. Still, fast food causes obesity because it contains fats that are not good for health [evidence 2]. The more people prioritize fast food over healthy diet, the more obese they become, especially if their lifestyles are not active enough [concluding ...
In civilized society, droughts are thought of more as an inconvenience than a threat; however, in a disaster scenario, the threat of a drought – especially in times of extreme heat – becomes much more real when clean drinking water is a scarce resource. ...
Necessity was the driving force for the change. Traditional toilets used lots of water, a commodity that was in short supply on a continent that has erratic rainfall and experiences frequent and prolonged droughts. The idea of evaluating waste to determine the most water-friendly way to getting ...