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中学生VOA英语阅读之海平面上升威胁塞内加尔岛屿Rising Sea Levels Endanger Senegalese IslandsMangrove forests are essential to Senegalese coastal ecosystems.They are protecting swampy areas from erosion, storm surges and tsunamis.They shield crop fields and help boost fish stocks.But as the sea waters rise, the mangroves get too much salt and perish.红树林对塞内加尔沿岸的生态系统起着重要作用。它们使沼泽地免遭侵蚀、风暴潮和海啸的破坏。它们保护了农田，促进了鱼类资源的增长。但随着海平面的上升，红树林被盐水侵蚀并开始死亡。Droughts and erratic rainfalls that cause floods have increased salt levelsand poisoned freshwater sources, land and agriculture.干旱和洪涝增加了含盐量污染了淡水源，土壤和农作物。Three or four days after the rai