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Jon Waterman Documents Arctic Climate Crisis in 'Into the Thaw'

2025/1/22
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John Waterman: 我在1983年第一次来到北极，当时这里充满了野性之美，有大量的野生动物，如驯鹿、灰熊和狼。然而，30多年后我再次回到这里，发现这里发生了翻天覆地的变化。气候变暖导致永久冻土融化，释放出大量的温室气体，同时导致地表塌陷和水体污染。河流泛滥，蚊虫肆虐，气温骤升，这些都超出了我以往的认知。不仅如此，北极的野生动物也受到了严重的影响，驯鹿数量锐减，海狸数量却激增，这都改变了北极的生态系统。北极原住民的生活也受到了极大的威胁，他们的传统生活方式受到了挑战，许多村庄面临着被洪水淹没的危险。他们虽然没有表现出愤怒或不满，但他们的平静背后是深深的担忧。我呼吁人们关注北极的变化，并采取行动应对气候危机。 Mina Kim: 我采访了John Waterman，他向我们描述了气候变化对北极地区造成的巨大影响。他的新书《Into the Thaw》记录了他重返北极的经历，以及他对北极环境变化的观察。通过他的讲述，我们了解到北极变暖的速度是世界其他地区的好几倍，永久冻土融化，野生动物种群数量发生变化，北极原住民的生活也面临着严峻的挑战。John Waterman的经历和观察，让我们更加深刻地认识到气候变化的严重性和紧迫性，也促使我们思考如何应对这一全球性挑战。

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Mountaineer Jon Waterman first journeyed to the High Arctic in 1983, intent on learning all he could about the strange land with grizzlies and caribou, sea fossil-filled mountains and night skies with “saffron clouds and beams of viridescence.” Waterman has returned more than 20 times since then, and in a new book he documents the environmental changes he witnessed. We talk to him about the world above the Arctic Circle and how the climate crisis is transforming it. His book is “Into the Thaw.”

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**Jon Waterman, **author, “Into the Thaw: Witnessing Wonder Amid the Arctic Climate Crisis”; former Denali National Park ranger. His other books include National Geographic’s “Atlas of the National Parks" and "In the Shadow of Denali."