Arctic Ice Melting的意思|示意

At stake are not just fish, hydrocarbons and minerals: melting ice means that the Arctic, once largely a dead end, may become a strategic route to East Asia.

现在处于争论关头的不仅仅是渔业，碳氢和矿物资源，一旦北极的冰川融化，曾经一片沉寂的北极地区可能成为通往东亚的战略要道。

Melting ice may also allow for mineral extraction in areas such as Canada and Russia, and drilling for oil in the Arctic.

冰川融化还可能有助于在加拿大和俄罗斯等地采矿，以及在北极圈开采石油。

Satellite imagery reveals rapidly melting ice sheets in the Arctic, a region which is heating up three times more quickly than the rest of the Earth.

从卫星影像中可以发现，北极地区冰盖迅速融化，其升温速度比地球其它地区要快2倍(是地球其它地区的3倍)。

The Arctic Council, grouping nations with territory in the Arctic, is due to meet in Tromsoe, north Norway, Wednesday to debate the impact of melting ice in the north.

北极理事会召集了北极有领土的国家，将于周三在挪威北部特罗姆瑟召开会议，讨论北极冰融化的影响。

However, he said the accelerating melting of Arctic ice is worrisome and it is urgent we strengthen scientific research on the phenomenon.

然而他指出北极海冰快速融化令人忧虑，证明了对此现象加强科学研究的紧迫性。

As Arctic sea ice melts, the darker ocean absorbs more sunlight and speeds melting.

覆盖在北极海面上的冰雪融化后，颜色更深的海水将吸收更多的阳光，从而加速了融化进程。