2005年10月24日
ENS美國,華盛頓州,奧林匹亞報導;丁秋仁編譯;蔡麗伶審校
普吉灣行動小組委任一項新報告發現,太平洋西北區溫度升高速度更甚全球平均值。華盛頓湖與胡安.德富卡海峽溫度升高的現象均是顯見之實證,而降雨取代降雪之罕例也不斷發生。科學家們消極地認為,現在只能試著去接受並適應這些氣候的變化。
Rain Replaces Snow as Puget Sound Warms
Temperatures in the Pacific Northwest have been rising faster than the global average, finds a new report commissioned by the Puget Sound Action Team. Lake Washington is warmer, there is evidence of rising temperatures in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and snowfalls are giving way to rain. The scientists say now is the time to learn to adapt to these changes.