英语_阅读_Alaska

 

A trending new addition to travel destinations around the world is freezing-yet-beautiful Alaska.The poles , the dancing lights , and the winter wonderlands have always attracted extreme travellers but this time , there is more than the magical draw of the north that is inviting people up towards the corners of the globe : climate change.
近来，全球旅游目的地的新宠是冰封却壮丽的阿拉斯加。极地、舞动的极光与冬日仙境始终吸引着极限旅行者，但这一次，除了北境之地的魔力，还有另一种力量正吸引人们走向地球角落：气候变化。

There's a strange form of climate anxiety, which is driving more people to places and sights that may cease to exist in the coming years or decades.Alaska tops the list of climate-tempted travel destinations.
一种奇特的气候焦虑正在形成，驱使越来越多人前往那些可能在数年或数十年内消失的地域与景观。阿拉斯加位列气候驱动型旅游目的地榜首。

Last year over 2 ,000 people appeared on its lightly populated snowy streets. The main attractions are polar bears, which are being forced into towns by a warming planet and the shrinking Arctic sea ice.
去年，超过两千人踏上这片人口稀少的雪域街道。主要吸引力来自北极熊——由于全球变暖和北极海冰消融，它们正被迫向人类城镇迁徙。

All the heating is making it far easier for wildlife spotting and effortless bear selfies.
While bears have their charm, melting glaciers are a landscape in their own right. Some have been marked by the rate of melt for tourists to watch.
气候变暖使得观察野生动物变得轻而易举，与熊自拍也不再费力。尽管北极熊独具魅力，消融的冰川本身亦构成独特景致。一些冰川已被标注出融化速率供游客观测。

As the landscape changes, tour companies have had to modify their regular routes -some glaciers that had access by foot only a decade ago can now only be reached by helicopter.
随着地貌变迁，旅游公司不得不调整常规路线——十年前可徒步抵达的冰川，如今仅能依靠直升机抵达。

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A trending new addition to travel destinations around the world is freezing-yet-beautiful Alaska.The poles , the dancing lights , and the winter wonderlands have always attracted extreme travellers but this time , there is more than the magical draw of the north that is inviting people up towards the corners of the globe : climate change.

There’'s a strange form of climate anxiety, which is driving more people to places and sights that may cease to exist in the coming years or decades.Alaska tops the list of climate-tempted travel destinations.

Last year over 2 ,000 people appeared on its lightly populated snowy streets. The main attractions are polar bears, which are being forced into towns by a warming planet and the shrinking Arctic sea ice.

All the heating is making it far easier for wildlife spotting and effortless bear selfies.

While bears have their charm, melting glaciers are a landscape in their own right. Some have been marked by the rate of melt for tourists to watch.

As the landscape changes, tour companies have had to modify their regular routes -some glaciers that had access by foot only a decade ago can now only be reached by helicopter.