VOA慢速英语:科学家称海洋变暖可能会大大减少海洋生物的数量

marine – adj. of or relating to the sea or the plants and animals that live in the sea

greenhouse gas – n. gases such as carbon dioxide that trap warmth from the sun in Earth's atmosphere and cause global warming

pollution – n. substances that make the land, water and air dirty and not safe or suitable for use

ecologist – n. a scientist who studies the relationships between groups of living things and their environments

acidic – adj. containing a chemical substance that neutralizes alkalis and dissolves some metals

potential – n. a chance or possibility that something will happen or exist in the future

model – n. a set of ideas and numbers that describe the past, present or future state of something

stability – n. the quality or state of something that is not easily changed or likely to change