ice cap climate

基本解释

Hardy's geoscientist father, Douglas, was stationed in southeastern Peru at the Quelccaya Ice Cap in the Andes for long-term research on climate change.
哈帝的父亲道格拉斯是地质科学家，长期驻扎在秘鲁东南部安第斯山脉中的奎卡亚冰冠上，研究气候变化。
Little has been said in the media about climate change and health - usually what we hear about is polar bears, loss of the ice cap, dying species and flood risks.
媒体总是把注意力放在北极熊、冰盖融化、濒危物种和洪水的危险上，极少提及气候变化对人类健康的影响。
Al Gore, former US vice president, told the UN climate conference Monday that new data suggests the Arctic polar ice cap may disappear in the summertime as soon as 5-7 years from now.
美国前副总统戈尔14日在联合国气候大会上说，新数据表明，从现在起5-7年内，北极冰帽可能将在夏天消失。
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If the climate stabilises soon, the ice cap might resettle at a slightly lower mass than it has now, raising sea levels by only a few centimetres.
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