气候变暖与温室效应的影响因素.docVIP

Global Warming and Rising Sea Levels The 20th century saw（“看到了”之意 拟人化的用法） the greatest increase in temperature of any century during the last thousand years, and the 1990s was the warmest decade since records began. As the temperature rises, so does the sea level – with profound consequences（具有深远的影响） for us all.（with profound consequences for sb 对某人影响很大） The average air temperature at the surface of the earth has risen this century, as has the temperature of ocean surface waters. Because water expands as it heats, a warmer ocean means higher sea levels. We cannot say definitel