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1、1、SouthwestfsConifersFaceTrialbyClimateChange气候变化危害多AsyousitroundtheChristmastree,considertheTLCyougiveOTannenbaum:plentyofwaterandarelativelycomfortableclimate.Wouldnftwanttodryoutthetree,afterall.Nowconsiderthatinthehousewealllivein—theplanet—we5rehardlygivingthesamecourtesytoyourChri

2、stmastreefswildcousins.(Who,Imightadd,areactuallystillalive.)当你围着圣诞树而坐，想着口己对它的体贴照料：足量的水、舒适的环境。你从不会想到它会干枯而死。现在想想我们居住的房子一地球一我们从未向对待圣诞树的野生堂兄妹(补充一下，如果它们实际上还活着)那样礼待它。Astheplanetwarms,droughtsaregettingevendrier—andtheyfregettinghottertoo.Infactitfsgettingsobadthatresearchersarenowforecasting

3、thatconifersinthearidsouthwesternUnitedStatescouldbecompletelywipedoutbytheendofthecentury.Nomorepinyonpines,ponderosasorjunipers・Nomoreforests.随着地球变暧，干旱变得越來越严峻一天气也愈加炎热。实际上，情况变得非常糟糕，研究人员预测，美国西南部的针叶树可能会在木世纪末彻底灭绝。那时候没冇矮松树、黄松树、还冇刺柏。也没冇森林。Hltfsdefinitelyadistressingresultforallofus.Noneofus

4、wanttoseethishappen.It'sabummer,honestly.HSaraRauscher,aclimatescientistandgeographerattheUniversityofDelaware.Sheandhercolleaguesgathereddataonhowreal-worldevergreensinthesouthwestrespondtodroughtandheat—theybasicallystarve,unabletocarryonphotosynthesisortransportwater.哪对我们來说，是一个令人心病的结

5、果，我们都不想要看到这种情况发生。真的。"SaraRauscher是特拉华人学气候学家和地理学家。她和同事们搜集美国西南部常青树如何应对干旱和高温的数据——树木在饥饿时，不能够进行光合作用和运输水分。Theresearchersthencombinedthosephysiologicaldatawithahalfdozenprojectionsofhowclimatechangemightproceed・HButnomatterwhatmodelweused,wealwayssawtreedeath.HSpecifically,72percentofthetreesd

6、eadby2050,andanear-completeannihilationbytheyear2100・TheresultsareinthejournalNatureClimateChange・研究人员将这些树木的生理数据和未來气候变化的预测相结合。“无论我们使用何种模型，得到的结果都是树木会死亡。确切地说，截止到2050年”72%的树木会死亡，2100年，所冇的树木都会消失。该研究结果发表在《气候变化》杂志上。Butwe'llalwayshaveParis,right?"EvenifweusedascenariosimilartowhattheParisaccor

7、dshaveagreedupon—solimitingglobalwarmingto2degrees—westillsawwidespreaddie-off・Ithappenedlaterinthecentury,butitstillhappened.MThatsaid,thestudydoesnotaccountfortrees*abilitytoadapt,orwhethernewpopulationscouldfindfriendlierclimes・Thatis,whetherconifersinthesouthwestcanpullupro