Preface(前言 )
Unit One Global Warming and Climate Change Conference
5 What Explains Past Climate Change?
6 Global Warming
9 Severe Weather Pattern Threatens Asia-Pacific Region
10 World Ocean Conference: Rising Seas Pose Serious Threat for
11 Mountain versus Valley Temps Stretch Apart with Climate Change
12 Copenhagen's Carbon Debt
Unit Two Water Cycle水循环
13 U.S. Doing More with Less Water
14 Water Vapor's Role in Warming Now Understood
15 Alarming Groundwater Depletion Across Globe
17 Water Shortages Continue to Threaten the World's Growing
Unit Three Weather and Weather Report天气和天气预报
18 Weather and Weather Report
19 Weather Forecasting Plays Crucial Role in Beijing Olympics
Unit Four Drought and Desertification干旱和荒漠化
20 Drought
21 Deforestation Decreased Over the Past 10 Years
22 Saving the Rainforests for Future Generations
24 Can Trees Save Us from Climate Change?
Unit Five Pollution污染
25 The Atmospheric Scientist Believes Future Levels of Pollution Will
27 Carbon Offsets: Fact or Fiction?
Unit Six Environmental Problems and Environmental Protection
28 Does Banning Plastic Bags Work?
29 Are Modern Cities for People or Cars?
31 The Price of Traffic in China
32 Care for Our Mother Earth
33 Let}s Leave Our Children a Living Planet
Unit Seven Severe Convective Storm强对流风暴
34 Getting to the Core of Twisters
35 More Records for Tornadoes and Tornado Deaths
36 Forecasters Predict More Atlantic Ocean Hurricanes
38 Millions Struggle against Record Floods in 2010
Unit Eight Coral Reef Erotica神奇的珊瑚礁
39 Human Activities Threaten Coral Reefs
40 Global Warming Threatens Pacific-s Beautiful Coral Triangle
Unit Nine Alternative Energy Development可替代能源发展
41 Linked Challenges: Climate Change and Energy Use
42 China Is Battling Air Pollution to Focus on Renewable Energy
44 Wind Power Surging in Popularity Worldwide
45 Can Energy Labels Be Trusted?
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Unit Ten 酸雨
Unit Eleven 空间与高层大气
Unit Twelve 遥感测量
Unit Thirteen 农业气象学
Unit Fourteen 海洋气象学
Unit Firteen 自然之谜
Unit Sixteen 节气
Unit Seventeen 总统演讲
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