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«ИЖЕВСКИЙ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ ТЕХНИЧЕСКИЙ УНИВЕРСИТЕТ

ИМЕНИ М.Т.КАЛАШНИКОВА»

Кафедра «Английский язык»

ОТЧЕТ

о переводе статьи

« Environmental problems»

(30 000 печатных знаков)

Выполнил

магистрант гр. М01-621-1 __________

Митрофанова Н.В.

Проверил

канд. филол. наук., доцент кафедры «Английский язык»

Атнабаева Н.А. __________

Ижевск 2016

Abstract

The articles describe the environmental problems in the modern world. They are investigated, analyzed issues such as climate change on Earth, the growth of methane in the atmosphere, the impacts of forest fires and others. Articles can be of great interest to engineers and researchers, ecologists concerned with environmental issues.

Summary

The collection of article includes nine articles:

1. 2016 ties with 2007 for second lowest Arctic sea ice minimum.

The Arctic's ice cover appears to have reached its minimum extent on September 10, 2016, according to scientists. Arctic sea ice extent on that day stood at 4.14 million square kilometers (1.60 million square miles), statistically tied at second lowest in the satellite record with the 2007 minimum.

2. Smoke from 2015 Indonesian fires may have caused 100,000 premature deaths

In the fall of 2015, hazardous levels of smoke from agricultural fires blanketed much of Equatorial Asia. Schools and businesses closed, planes were grounded and tens of thousands sought medical treatment for respiratory illness.

3. Climate change jigsaw puzzle: Antarctic pieces missing

A shift in westerly winds, which has led to climate impacts in Australia and the Southern Ocean, is human-induced, new research suggests. To date, limited data on Antarctic climate has meant that it’s been difficult to disentangle changes caused by human activity from natural fluctuations.

4. Hurricanes, storm surges and icebergs: How warmer seas are changing our planet

Severe hurricanes, storm surges and an increase in the number of icebergs are just some of the changes planet Earth has experienced due to warming oceans over the last 20 years, according to a new report.

5. Water crisis in Bangladesh

Overpumping of groundwater to supply one of the planet's largest cities could be jeopardizing the future water supply for citizens living outside the city center, say researchers working in Dhaka, Bangladesh. With a population of over 15 million people, Dhaka is considered a mega-city and shares many of the water management problems common to other major cities.

6. Spring starting earlier in U.S. national parks, study finds

Spring is beginning earlier than its historical average in three-quarters of United States' national parks studied in new research that employed models created by a climatologist.

7. How wetlands and agriculture, not fossil fuels, could be causing a global rise in methane

Recent rises in levels of methane in our atmosphere is being driven by biological sources, such as swamp gas, cow burps, or rice fields, rather than fossil fuel emissions, new research suggests.

8. Extreme cold winters fuelled by jet stream and climate change

Scientists agree for first time that climate change may be intensifying the effects of the jet stream, causing extreme cold weather in the UK and US. Their study could improve long-term forecasting of winter weather in most populous parts of the world, offering more accurate forecasting to help communities, businesses and economies prepare for severe weather and make life and cost-saving decisions.