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Nobody has had a better view of the changes to the Arctic Ocean
沒有人比阿拉斯加最北的巴羅鎮(zhèn)人
than the people of Barrow, the most northerly town in Alaska.
能更近距離地觀測到這樣的變化了
The people here have always survived by hunting on the frozen sea
這里的人以在冰海上捕獵為生
and they celebrate this at a festival every year.
他們每年過節(jié)都會為此慶祝
The blanket toss was once
毛毯跳曾是
the best way to spot distant animals to hunt,
看到遠處獵物的最好方式
as lifelong resident Lewis Brower explains.
在這住了一輩子的路易斯·布洛爾如是說
When we throw ourselves up into the blanket, you know,
我們把自己從毯子里拋向空中的時候
you get that much more of an 'Ahh'
就會因為看到很遠的地方
of seeing further and further out,
而尖叫不已
so sometimes, you'll jump 15-20 feet in the air,
有時候 你會跳到十五到二十英尺高
and hopefully, you're being caught right back into the blanket.
希望能夠再安全掉回毯子里
I'm OK!
我很好
But the old way of life is under threat.
但傳統(tǒng)的生活方式正面臨著威脅
When Lewis was young,
在路易斯小時候
the sea stayed frozen to the horizon until July,
海平面一直冰凍到七月
and some ice remained off-shore all summer.
有些岸邊的冰 整個夏天都不化
But now, it's breaking up in June
但現(xiàn)在 冰面在六月就裂開了
and melting away completely for two or three months.
兩三個月內(nèi)就徹底融化
I used to go out on the ice all the time
以前這個時候
at this time of the year,
我常常到冰面上去
but we can't do that any more, cos there's no more ice.
但現(xiàn)在不行了 因為冰沒有了
Lewis can also see that the loss of sea ice is affecting
路易斯也看到 融化的冰面
the animals he hunts for a living.
影響了他們捕食的動物
Since 2007, something very strange has been happening
從2007年起 巴羅鎮(zhèn)附近的海岸線
on this stretch of coastline, close to Barrow.
發(fā)生了奇怪的變化
Mother walruses, confused by the lack of ice,
海象媽媽們被這缺冰少雪的海洋弄迷糊了
are crowding onto the land with their pups.
紛紛帶著自己的幼崽上岸來
This very tight crowding isn't normal
他們這樣集結(jié)在岸上并不正常
and it's caused many youngsters to be crushed to death.
導(dǎo)致許多幼崽被擠死
