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地球透支日提前两月出现

 

日前,国际环保组织全球足迹网络(GFN)发表年度报告,指出人类于7月29日,已将2019年地球所有天然资源配额消耗一空,包括水、土壤和洁净空气均被用尽。

据报道,总部设于加州奥克兰的GFN的报告指出,“地球透支日”在过去20年来,已提前两个月出现,2019年更是有史以来最早一次。

 

 

 

外媒报道

This year, July 29th marks Earth Overshoot Day - the date on which we’ve burnt through the amount of resources our planet can renew in a year.

今年的7月29日是地球生态超载日,在这一天我们用光了地球本年度所有的可再生资源。

Every year we blow this ecological budget earlier and earlier and at our current rate of resource use we’d need 1.75 planets to support our demand on Earth’s ecosystem.

每年我们都越来越早地用光我们的生态预算,而且以我们目前的资源消耗速度,我们需要1.75个地球才能满足我们对地球生态系统资源的需求。

The calculations include resources such as the amount of water, land, fish and forests we use as well as how much CO2 we’re pumping into the atmosphere - basically a measure of our ecological footprint.

这包括对我们所需要的水、土地、鱼类以及森林资源的预测以及对我们向大气中排放的二氧化碳总量的估算,这也是衡量我们生态足迹的一种基本方法。

Our carbon footprint specifically is now 60 percent of our total global ecological footprint - with a massive 33 days of our budget overshoot used up due to CO2 emissions alone.

确切地说,我们的碳足迹如今已达到全球生态足迹总量的60%。仅仅因二氧化碳排放量这一项,我们的预算就超支了33天。

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



米妮鼠的声优逝世,享年75岁

 

据美联社7月27日报道,迪士尼经典人物米妮的声优罗西泰勒于上月26日在加州格伦代尔去世,享年75岁。

 

 

 

外媒报道

Russi Taylor, the voice of Minnie for over 30 years, died this weekend in Glendale, Calif., according to a press release from the Walt Disney Co.

华特迪士尼公司发布新闻通告称,为米妮鼠配音逾30年的露西·泰勒于本周末在加利福尼亚州格伦代尔市去世。

She was married to Wayne Allwine, who voiced Mickey and died in 2009. Both portrayed their iconic characters longer than any other voice actors.

她嫁给了米奇的配音演员韦恩·艾尔温,而艾尔温于2009年去世了。与其他配音演员相比,他们两人扮演这两个标志性角色的时间更久。

Taylor was born in Cambridge, Mass. and was 75.

泰勒出生于马萨诸塞州坎布里奇,享年75岁。

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

苹果今夏要推出信用卡

 

一位知情人士向CNBC透露,高盛集团和苹果高调推出的信用卡Apple Card预计于八月份前两周推出。

 

 

 

外媒报道

Apple revealed the new credit card product in March at an event at its headquarters. Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon was in attendance at the launch.

苹果于三月份在总部发布了这款新的信用卡产品,高盛集团首席执行官David Solomon出席了发布会。

At the time, Apple said that Apple Card would launch “this summer.”

当时苹果称Apple Card将于“今年夏季”推出。

For Apple, the credit card is another online service that will help keep current iPhone users hooked on Apple products. And for Goldman Sachs, it’s the highest-profile product in a growing consumer push for the investment bank.

对于苹果而言,这款信用卡是另一项线上服务,有助于使现有的iPhone用户专注于苹果产品。对于高盛集团而言,这是这家投资银行为满足不断增长的消费者需求推出的最引人注目的产品。

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

电子烟疑似造成严重的肺部损伤

 

上个月在美国,八名少年因咳嗽严重、气喘以及疲劳被送入威斯康星儿童医院。

他们抵达的时候,需要辅助呼吸,而且很快就戴上了氧气面罩,并被注射了类固醇来帮助他们恢复肺部功能。

有人因呕吐和腹泻而使体重下降。威斯康星的一名男子也有类似的症状,但他的心脏和肺部还有更严重的损伤,而且他在抵达医院后因药物引发昏迷。

而这八名少年有一个共同点:那就是吸电子烟。

 

 

 

外媒报道

Although it’s unclear exactly what the teenagers had inhaled, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, they mentioned nicotine and THC, and the department is continuing to interview and investigate.

据《密尔沃基哨兵周刊》报道,虽然还不确定这些少年吸入的是什么,但他们提到了尼古丁和四氢大麻酚,而且有关部门正在继续与他们面谈并调查此事。

What is clear is that whatever they had inhaled was done through a vape pen, and it is damaging their lungs.

显然,不论他们通过电子烟管吸入了什么,他们的肺都受到了损伤。

The hospital says seeing that number of patients in such a short time frame is concerning, CBS affiliate WDJT reports, and could be a sign of an impending vape-fueled healthcare crisis.

据哥伦比亚广播公司附属机构WDJT报道,医院表示,这么短的时间内见到这么多病人很令人担忧,而这可能预示着电子烟即将引发健康危机。

 

 

 

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