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It's these storms, or lack of them,
正是這些風(fēng)暴 或缺少這些風(fēng)暴
that trigger the extreme dry and wet weather in West Texas.
造成了西德州極端干旱或濕潤(rùn)的天氣
In the future,
科學(xué)家認(rèn)為
scientists expect this pattern of drought and flooding
這種旱澇交替的極端氣候
to be played out across the planet.
將在未來(lái)影響全球
But it's the small change in average temperature
但平均氣溫的微小變化
that's behind the predicted increase in some extreme weather events.
才是增加極端氣候發(fā)生頻率的始作俑者
And scientists believe it's all a question of balance.
科學(xué)家認(rèn)為平衡是關(guān)鍵
As the Earth struggles for climate stability,
地球努力維持氣候穩(wěn)定的同時(shí)
the weather begins to get extreme.
天氣開(kāi)始極端化
and weird.
并變得反常
Our planet's a really complex place.
地球十分復(fù)雜
So as we increase the temperature of our planet,
我們?cè)斐蓺鉁厣仙耐瑫r(shí)
we are changing the dynamics of our atmosphere,
也改變了大氣的動(dòng)力學(xué)
we are changing the way our weather systems move across the country.
以及天氣系統(tǒng)在國(guó)內(nèi)運(yùn)動(dòng)的方式
We're changing... our sub-tropical zones are expanding,
我們?cè)诟淖? 亞熱帶在擴(kuò)張
our dry areas of the world are actually growing.
全球干旱地區(qū)在擴(kuò)大
