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Extreme Weather, Ukrainian Nuclear Power, Maui Unemployment

2023/9/8
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Michael Koplow: 今夏全球各地发生极端天气事件,例如巴西的暴雨、希腊的洪水、内华达州的野火以及全球范围内的热浪。这些事件与气候变化密切相关,因为更温暖的空气能够容纳更多的水分,而更温暖的海水则为飓风提供了燃料。厄尔尼诺现象加剧了气候变化的影响,导致气温升高。未来,除非减少温室气体排放,否则极端天气事件将持续发生,即使停止排放,由于温室气体在大气中存留时间长,我们仍将面临其后果。 我们现在看到的不仅仅是高温破纪录,而是极端温度的范围在扩大,低温不再像过去那样低,高温则比以往更高。这种趋势将持续下去,直到我们停止向大气中排放温室气体。 Brian Mann: 乌克兰在战争期间继续运营其核电站,这是前所未有的。这些核电站并非设计用于承受军事袭击,尽管采取了一些防护措施,但仍存在风险。扎波罗热核电站尤其危险,因为它靠近战斗区域,并且俄罗斯军队拒绝让国际原子能机构检查该设施的关键区域。乌克兰官员表示,他们别无选择,只能继续运营这些核电站,因为它们为全国提供了一半的电力。他们正在努力加强这些电站周围的防空设施,但风险依然存在。 Adrian Florido: 毛伊岛大火导致旅游业遭受重创,造成大规模失业。许多居民失去了家园和工作,面临着经济困境。虽然一些人正在努力寻找临时工作,但旅游业的恢复需要时间,许多人担心工作岗位的回归将取决于游客的回归。一些组织正在努力为当地居民提供培训,帮助他们参与重建工作,但这些努力并不能立即解决失业问题。

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Can a summer of extreme weather be linked to climate change? Ukraine is the only country that relies on nuclear power while it withstands an invasion. Unemployment lingers in Maui a month after deadly fires.Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun?* Subscribe*)* to the Up First newsletter.Today's episode of Up First was edited by Andrea Kissack, Michael Sullivan, Katia Riddle and Peter Granitz. It was produced by Shelby Hawkins, Chad Campbell and Ziad Buchh. We get engineering support from Gilly Moon. And our technical director is Josephine Nyounai.*Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)