during warming, the gas burped into the atmosphere from natural reservoirs, or 「carbon sinks」, such as permafrost and the oceans.
在变暖过程中,这种气体从大自然储库或「碳吸存」(比如永久冻土和海洋)中涌入大气。
the sea rapidly erodes this permafrost in coastal zones, a geological process that could have major implications for humans living in such chilly coastal areas.
可是大海迅速地侵蚀了沿海地区的永久冻土,这是一种地质过程。在这样寒冷的沿海地区,它可能会对人类的生活产生重大的影响。
permafrost is soil, often water-rich, that is below freezing.
永久冻土通常具有冰点以下的丰富水资源。
this past month, there has been a flurry of news, speculation, discussion and debate concerning methane gas escaping from arctic permafrost and its impact on the global climate system.
就在上个月,关于北极永久冻土层的甲烷气体释出及其对全球气候系统的影响,又出现了一番新闻报道,炒作,讨论和辩论的热潮。
these ice-like deposits are found on the seabed and in the permafrost regions of siberia and the far north.
在海床、西伯利亚和极北地区的永久冻土带都发现了这些像冰一样的沉积物。
permafrost and thick rock will ensure that even without electricity, the genetic material stored in the vault will remain frozen and protected.
永久冻土和坚厚的巖层将确保遗传材料即使在没电的情况下保持冰冻状态并得到保护。
but the main exhibit is the completely preserved in a piece of permafrost mammoth, which was found in 1999.
最主要的展品是在冻土层中完好保存的猛犸象骨架,它被发现于1999年。
other positive climate feedbacks that operate in the arctic include the thawing of permafrost and vegetation changes.
在北极发生的其它气候正反馈还包括永久冻土融化和植被变化。
permafrost in the altai mountains in central asia, sea ice in alaska and glaciers in the rocky mountains were studied for the research.
中亚的阿尔泰山冻土,阿拉斯加的海冰遗迹,落基山山脉冰川等众多地域均列于此项研究之中。
even the new figure could be an under-estimate, the team suggests, because it doesn't account for the full range of positive feedbacks, such as melting permafrost releasing methane and carbon dioxide.
研究小组指出,就连这个数字也可能估计不足,因为它没有解释正反馈的方方面面,比如释放出甲烷和二氧化碳正在融化的永久冻土层。
the area was rich in game such as seals, reindeer and foxes, which is reflected in other specimens encased in the permafrost that held the saqqaq hair.
这一地区物产丰富,到处都是海豹、驯鹿、狐貍等,这也能从发现那簇头发的冻土上的其他标本反映出来。
「these permafrost deposits are now melting and releasing their methane, 」 said maslin.
「这些永久冻土中的沉积物开始融化,并释放出甲烷,」麦斯林说。
an exposed wall of ice-rich permafrost dwarfs a researcher along the coast of herschel island in the yukon territory of canada.
一个含富冰层的永久冻土的裸露悬崖使得沿着加拿大育空地区赫歇尔岛海岸行走的研究员显得格外矮小。
yakutsk is the largest city in the world built on permafrost – soil that remains permanently frozen year round.
雅库茨克是世界上建设在永久冻土上最大的城市——土壤在全年都保持冰冻。
other climate-friendly steps include studies and reporting, education, and preparations for adaptation measures in the most vulnerable regions, for example, in permafrost and flood-risk areas.
其他气候友好的措施包括研究和报告、教育、以及在最易受影响的地区(如永久冻土带和有洪水风险的地区)做好应对準备。