The Planet in 2011 今天的地球
[audio]http://file.24en.com/bbc/tae/assets_11018353/bbc_tae_319_the_planet_in_2011_110602_tae_319_the_planet_in_2011_audio_au_bb.mp3[/audio][font=Verdana, 宋体, helvetica, arial, sans-serif][p=21, 2, left]This coming Sunday is World Environment Day. So what is the state of the planet in 2011?[/p][p=21, 2, left]This time last year, engineers in the USA were still battling to stop the largest [b]oil spill[/b] of its kind in the Gulf of Mexico.[/p][p=21, 2, left]A year on, engineers are trying to prevent a different kind of ocean leak – a [b]radiation leak[/b].[/p][p=21, 2, left]Following the [b]nuclear meltdown[/b] at Fukishima in Japan, scientists are struggling to stop [b]contaminated[/b] water from reaching the sea.[/p][p=21, 2, left]But for many [b]environmentalists[/b] the key challenge remains [b]climate change[/b].[/p][p=21, 2, left]According to the International Energy Agency, [b]carbon emissions[/b]reached a record level last year. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is aiming for[b]greenhouse emissions[/b] to peak by 2020, but there are growing doubts about whether the necessary [b]curbs[/b]will be implemented.[/p][p=21, 2, left]A recent report by the charity Oxfam highlights the impact[b] global warming[/b] will have on [b]food security[/b]. Food prices could almost double in the next twenty years, with climate change the main cause.[/p][p=21, 2, left]But there is one good piece of news for [b]conservationists,[/b] relating to[b]deforestation[/b]. According to the think-tank Chatham House, global [b]illegal logging[/b] has fallen by nearly a quarter since 2002.[/p][p=21, 2, left]That fits nicely with the theme for this year's World Environment Day: "Forests - Nature At Your Service".[/p][/font] it looks as if someone only looks at the post, but don't answer it. It really make me feel down.
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