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内容介绍：This is the VOA SpecialEnglish ENVIRONMENT REPORT.Graphic ImageNew measurements show that ice inWest Antarctica is thickening. Scientists concerned about globalwarming had worried that higher temperatures could melt the huge icesheet in Antarctica. T... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is the VOA SpecialEnglish ENVIRONMENT REPORT.There are growing environmental concerns about the air near thedestroyed World Trade Center in New York City. The two hugebuildings were destroyed September eleventh when terrorists crashedtwo passeng... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is the VOA SpecialEnglish ENVIRONMENT REPORT.Officials at the Olympic Games taking place in Salt Lake City,Utah, say they have met their environmental goals. Theirenvironmental program helped Salt Lake City win the right to holdthe Games this ye... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is the VOA SpecialEnglish ENVIRONMENT REPORT.A severe winter storm in central Mexico last month killedhundreds of millions of monarch butterflies. It is the largestnumber of monarch butterflies killed at one time. However,scientists say the loss... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is the VOA SPECIALENGLISH ENVIRONMENT REPORT.There has been a severe lack of rain and snow on the East Coastof the United States. The amount of rain and snow that has fallen inthe states from Maine to Florida has been far below normal.Graphic Im... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is the VOA SpecialEnglish ENVIRONMENT REPORT.A recent report by the USA Today newspaper says that a largeamount of nuclear pollution has caused thousands of deaths in theUnited States. The radioactive material was spread by tests ofnuclear weapo... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is the VOA SpecialEnglish ENVIRONMENT REPORT.Researchers have completed a major study on the health effects ofair pollution common in many large American cities. The study showsthat air pollution increases the risk of death from lung cancer ando... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is the VOA SpecialEnglish ENVIRONMENT REPORT.Environmental groups in the United States are leading a campaignto save thousands of endangered sea turtles. They have asked PopeJohn Paul the Second to ban turtle meat during the Christianreligious o... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is the VOA SpecialEnglish ENVIRONMENT REPORT.A huge piece of ice the size of a small country has broken offAntarctica. The event has created thousands of floating icebergs inthe Weddell Sea. American and British scientists say it is thelargest p... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is the VOA SpecialEnglish ENVIRONMENT REPORT.Throughout history, people around the world have used traditionalmedicines made from plants. Today, these medicines made from plantshave gained new acceptance in the United States. However, thepopular... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is the VOA SpecialEnglish ENVIRONMENT REPORT.Many of the world's forests are quickly disappearing because ofincreased development. The World Resources Institute, based inWashington, D-C, recently completed a report about the problem. Itsays fort... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is the VOA SpecialEnglish ENVIRONMENT REPORT.The Democratic-controlled United States Senate has voted to blockexploration for oil and gas in the Arctic National Wildlife Refugein the state of Alaska. Last week, the Senate rejected an attempt tob... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is the VOA SpecialEnglish ENVIRONMENT REPORT.Eight environmental activists from around the world have beenawarded the Goldman Environmental Prize this year. They receivedone-hundred-twenty-five-thousand dollars from the GoldmanEnvironmental Foun... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is the VOA SpecialEnglish ENVIRONMENT REPORT.Scientists say the warming of the Earth's atmosphere has begun toaffect plant and animal life around the world. Scientists from theUniversity of Hanover in Germany reported their findings in thepublic... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is the VOA SpecialEnglish ENVIRONMENT REPORT.Scientists are trying to create the first migrating group ofwhooping cranes in the eastern United States in more thanone-hundred years. Migrating birds fly long distances to differentareas of the coun... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is the VOA SpecialEnglish Environment Report.Scientists in New Zealand have found a way to reduce methanegases released by cows and sheep. The new study showed that feedingsome crops to farm animals can reduce methane gas by as much assixteen pe... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is the VOA SpecialEnglish ENVIRONMENT REPORT.Experts say the American state of Hawaii has been invaded by asmall frog called the coqui (ko-KEE). There may be millions of thesmall frogs in Hawaii. However, they do not belong there. They arenormal... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is the VOA SpecialEnglish Environment Report.Every year in the United States people watch for dangerouswindstorms called tornadoes. A tornado is a violently turning pipeof air suspended from a dense cloud. It forms when winds blowing inseparate ... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is the VOA SpecialEnglish ENVIRONMENT REPORT.A new report says the Himalayan mountains of south Asia arethreatened by the warming of the Earth's climate. The report sayshuman activities are partly responsible for the warmingtemperatures. The cli... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is the VOA SpecialEnglish ENVIRONMENT REPORT.Delegations from around the world attended a yearly meeting ofthe International Whaling Commission last month in Japan. Thecommission is deeply divided about the issue of whale hunting.Countries inclu... >>详细内容