2010或将成史上最热一年

　　The melt season started almost a month later than normal at the end of March and is not expected to end until September.

　　海冰开始融化的时间比以往迟了一个月（以前从三月底开始融化），但会一直持续到9月，这是我们所没有预料到的。

　　Meanwhile, research from the polar science centre at the University of Washington suggests that the volume of sea ice in March 2010 was 20,300 cubic km, 38% below the 1979 level when records began.

　　同时，来自华盛顿大学在极地科学研究中心的研究指出，2010的的海冰体积为20,300立方千米，比1979年以来的最低记录减少了38%。

　　Global surface temperatures may also be at a record high, according to leading climate scientist James Hansen and colleagues at the National Aeronautic Space Administration (Nasa).

　　据美国宇航局的气候科学家詹姆斯.汉森及他的同事们指出，地球表面温度也可能创最高纪录。

　　In a paper which is yet to be peer-reviewed but has been submitted to the journal Reviews of Geophysics, they suggest that the Earth has been 0.65C warmer over the past 12 months than during the 1951 to 1980 mean, and that the global temperature for 2010 will exceed the 2005 record.

　　有一篇论文（该论文已通过行业审批，还未出版）显示，在过去的12个月里，地球平均温度比1951年至1980年的平均值高0.65摄氏度，到2010年，地球温度将超过2005的最高纪录，创下新高。