
今年7月,萨福克郡赛兹韦尔B核电站附近发生了一场极具破坏力的大火。据统计,当月全英格兰共发生624起野火,创下历史纪录。
初步数据显示,今年7月是英格兰有记录以来野火情况最糟糕的一个月,且全国范围内野火发生数量呈现出明显的上升趋势。
Devastating blaze near Sizewell B nuclear power station in Suffolk among a record 624 wildfires in July this year This July was the worst on record for wildfires in England, provisional data shows, with England experiencing a clear upward trend in the total number of wildfires recorded.
极端炎热干燥的天气使得英国大部分地区极易发生火灾,这个夏天再次警示人们:英国正面临着气候变化的巨大威胁。
This summer has been a stark reminder of the vulnerability of the UK to climate breakdown, after punishingly hot and dry weather turned large parts of the countryside into a tinderbox.