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永久冻土逐渐消融影响俄罗斯多个城市

英语时事  2017-01-19 09:440
Towns and cities across the east of Vladimir Putin's vast empire could 'collapse' in the coming decades because of thawing permafrost. 
 
随着永久冻土的逐渐消融,弗拉基米尔·普京手中巨大帝国的东部城镇在未来几十年间可能会轰然倒塌。
 
Ground that was once solid is crumbling due to climate change, and the impact for buildings across Arctic and Siberian regions will be 'devastating' by 2050, says a new US-Russian report.
 
Problems are expected even sooner in Anadyr, the capital of the extreme eastern region on Chukotka, where Chelsea tycoon Roman Abramovich once served as governor. 
 
Here problems can be expected by the mid-2020s, as they can in Salekhard, a town which straddles the Arctic Circle, gateway Russia's large gas supplies on the Yamal peninsula. 
 
At risk too from a stark weakening of the 'bearing capacity' of the ground are Russia's diamond capital Yakutsk and nickel mining city Norilsk. 
 
The thaw has major implications for Russia since as much as 63 percent of Russian territory is underpinned by permafrost. 
 
It is already hitting buildings in northern regions, making them unsafe, and has caused railway lines to become crooked, rendering them useless, reported The Siberian Times. 
 
The analysis says a worst-case scenario could lead to a 75-95 percent 'reduction in bearing capacity throughout the permafrost region by 2050'. 
 
The authors conclude: 'This can have a devastating effect on cities built on permafrost.'

相关单词:collapse

collapse解释:vi.累倒;昏倒;倒塌;塌陷

collapse例句:

The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。

The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

相关单词:thaw

thaw解释:v.(使)融化,(使)变得友善;n.融化,缓和

thaw例句:

The snow is beginning to thaw.雪已开始融化。

The spring thaw caused heavy flooding.春天解冻引起了洪水泛滥。

相关单词:thawing

thawing解释:n.熔化,融化v.(气候)解冻( thaw的现在分词 );(态度、感情等)缓和;(冰、雪及冷冻食物)溶化;软化

thawing例句:

The ice is thawing. 冰在融化。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

It had been snowing and thawing and the streets were sloppy. 天一直在下雪,雪又一直在融化,街上泥泞不堪。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

相关单词:crumbling

crumbling解释:adj.摇摇欲坠的

crumbling例句:

an old house with crumbling plaster and a leaking roof 一所灰泥剥落、屋顶漏水的老房子

The boat was tied up alongside a crumbling limestone jetty. 这条船停泊在一个摇摇欲坠的石灰岩码头边。

相关单词:devastating

devastating解释:adj.毁灭性的,令人震惊的,强有力的

devastating例句:

It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。

Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。

相关单词:tycoon

tycoon解释:n.有钱有势的企业家,大亨

tycoon例句:

The tycoon is on the verge of bankruptcy.那名大亨濒临破产的边缘。

The tycoon has many servants to minister to his needs.那位大亨有很多人服侍他。

相关单词:gateway

gateway解释:n.大门口,出入口,途径,方法

gateway例句:

Hard work is the gateway to success.努力工作是通往成功之路。

A man collected tolls at the gateway.一个人在大门口收通行费。

相关单词:stark

stark解释:adj.荒凉的;严酷的;完全的;adv.完全地

stark例句:

The young man is faced with a stark choice.这位年轻人面临严峻的抉择。

He gave a stark denial to the rumor.他对谣言加以完全的否认。

相关单词:underpinned

underpinned解释:v.用砖石结构等从下面支撑(墙等)( underpin的过去式和过去分词 );加固(墙等)的基础;为(论据、主张等)打下基础;加强

underpinned例句:

The report is underpinned by extensive research. 这份报告以广泛的研究为基础。

The statue of Diana was underpinned with charred piles. Diana雕像是建造在炭化了的木桩上的。 来自辞典例句

相关单词:crooked

crooked解释:adj.弯曲的;不诚实的,狡猾的,不正当的

crooked例句:

He crooked a finger to tell us to go over to him.他弯了弯手指,示意我们到他那儿去。

You have to drive slowly on these crooked country roads.在这些弯弯曲曲的乡间小路上你得慢慢开车。

相关单词:rendering

rendering解释:n.表现,描写

rendering例句:

She gave a splendid rendering of Beethoven's piano sonata.她精彩地演奏了贝多芬的钢琴奏鸣曲。

His narrative is a super rendering of dialect speech and idiom.他的叙述是方言和土语最成功的运用。

相关单词:scenario

scenario解释:n.剧本,脚本;概要

scenario例句:

But the birth scenario is not completely accurate.然而分娩脚本并非完全准确的。

This is a totally different scenario.这是完全不同的剧本。

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