Chinese glaciers shrink by 7.4% in 5 years

时间：2007-12-18 05:47:23

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Chinanews, Beijing, December 18 – According to a research by Qin Dahe, one of the most famous glaciologists in China, the total areaof glaciers2 in China has dropped by 7.4% in the past five years due to the effect of global warming. Qin calls for immediate3 investigation4 on the changes of the total volume of the glaciers.

 

The researchers have surveyed about 20,000 sq km of glaciers without debris5 covers, most of which are shrinking. The glaciers in the Ili River Basin, the Junggar Basin, the upper stream of the Yarlung Zangbo River have already become 18% smaller.

 

Glaciers serve as the most important water source to most population in western China and several major inland rivers. The average volume of glacier1 water in China is nearly the same as the annual flow of the Yellow River. Statistics show that there were 46,000-odd glaciers in China, with a total volume of 5,590 cubic km.

 
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1 glacier YeQzw     
n.冰川，冰河
参考例句：
  • The glacier calved a large iceberg.冰河崩解而形成一个大冰山。
  • The upper surface of glacier is riven by crevasses.冰川的上表面已裂成冰隙。
2 glaciers e815ddf266946d55974cdc5579cbd89b     
冰河，冰川( glacier的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Glaciers gouged out valleys from the hills. 冰川把丘陵地带冲出一条条山谷。
  • It has ice and snow glaciers, rainforests and beautiful mountains. 既有冰川，又有雨林和秀丽的山峰。 来自英语晨读30分（高一）
3 immediate aapxh     
adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的
参考例句：
  • His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
  • We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。
4 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
5 debris debris     
n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片
参考例句：
  • After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
  • Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。

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