题型:短文填空·题材:天气文体:说明文难易 ☆☆☆&阅读时间:4.5分钟other parts usual badly growers burned how change little acros Scientists think that a weather pattern called El Nino caused the drought in Australia. El Nino cause different weather in different (1) parts of the world. It causes...
Wind can also change the direction of the fire, and gusts can raise the fire into the trees, creating a crown fire. While wind can help the fire to spread, moisture works against the fire. Moisture, in the form of humidity and precipitation, can slow the fire down and reduce its ...
A brilliant sci-fi thriller imagines how the massive floods of climate change could transform EarthRafi Letzter
Big Muddy Refuge: How Midwest floods created a wildlife wonderlandAfter 1 (dash), carved, cut and shifted by glacial forces, the Missouri River flowed free and ran wild for millennia. The result was 2 a surrounding bottomland was nourished by the natural pulse of the river. Wildlife flourish...
On the other hand, deforestation can also cause flooding. Coastal vegetation lessens the impact of waves and winds associated with a storm surge. Without this vegetation, coastal villages are susceptible to damaging floods. The 2008 cyclone in Myanmar proved this fact to catastrophic effect. Scientis...
It is widely recognised that wetlands play an important role in the hydrological cycle, influencing groundwater recharge, low flows, evaporation and floods. This has led to policies being formulated world-wide to conserve and manage wetlands to deliver these key services, especially flood risk reduct...
Flooding in Kenya is caused by a combination of factors including seasonal rains, inadequate drainage systems, and the effects of climate change. Urban areas, with their impervious surfaces and often haphazard development, suffer significantly due to poor water management systems....
Climate change isn’t the only reason for the industry’s upheaval in certain states. Inflation, government regulations and expensive lawsuits have also cut into insurers’ profits in many parts of the country. But the more natural disasters there are, the more insurance companies have to pay in...
As average temperatures rise, acute hazards such as heat waves and floods grow in frequency and severity, and chronic hazards such as drought and rising sea levels intensify. These physical risks from climate change will translate into increased socioeconomic risk, presenting policy makers and ...
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