2010或将成史上最热一年

　　New data from some of the world's leading climate researchers and institutions suggest that 2010 is shaping up to be one of the warmest years ever recorded.

　　来自世界主要气候研究机构的新数据指出，2010将面临有史以来最热的一年的压力。

　　Scientists at the US National Snow and Ice Centre Data Centre (NSIDC) report today that Arctic sea ice – frozen seawater that floats on the ocean surface – is now at its lowest physical extent ever recorded for the time of year, suggesting that it is on course to break the previous record low set in 2007.

　　美国国家冰雪数据中心的科学家们在今天的报告中说：北冰洋的海冰－浮在海洋表面的冰冻海水－正处于同一时期中最低的物理范围，打破2007年的纪录低点。

　　Satellite monitoring by the NSIDC in Boulder, Colorado, shows that the melting of sea ice has been unusually fast this year, with as much as 40,000 sq km now disappearing daily.

　　美国冰雪数据中心在博尔德和科罗拉多州的卫星监测显示：今年海冰的融化速度异乎寻常地快，冰层以每天高达4万平方公里的速度在消失。