What Happened to Our Planet?我們的地球怎么了？

北方的臺風、極端的低溫、破紀錄的高溫、陡增的春季沙塵過程，讓我們對2023年的天氣印象深刻。

In 2023， China experienced its highest average temperature since 1961， reaching 10.7℃， surpassing the typical annual temperature by 0.8℃， the National Climate Center said. This broke the previous record set in 2021 at 10.5℃.

For China and the world， 2023 is the warmest year on record. Climate anomalies have caused many meteorological disasters around the world， such as high temperature and heat waves， droughts， storms and floods， typhoons/hurricanes and forest wildfires.

In January 2023， Heilongjiang’s Mohe set a record with a temperature of ?53℃， breaking the previous record set in February 1969.

The trend of global warming will continue for a long term and human society will face a future that is hotter， drier and more humid， National Climate Center said.

國家氣候中心的監測結果表明，2023年，全國平均氣溫達到了10.7℃，較常年偏高了0.8℃，為1961年以來最高，打破了2021年10.5℃的紀錄。

對中國和全球來說，2023年都是有氣象記錄以來最溫暖的一年。氣候異常在全球各地引發諸多氣象災害，如高溫熱浪、干旱、暴雨洪澇、臺風/颶風和森林野火等。

2023年1月，黑龍江漠河創下了-53℃的低溫紀錄，打破了1969年2月的紀錄。

國家氣候中心稱，全球變暖長期趨勢不變，人類社會將面臨更熱、更干、更潮濕的未來。

Human activities are the primary cause of the recent increase in greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere， driving global climate change.

“Extreme weather events may become the new normal. There is a pressing need to prioritize climate security， slow down global warming and enhance meteorological disaster prevention and mitigation capabilities，” Jia Xiaolong， deputy director of the National Climate Center， said.

Jia Xiaolong said individuals need to recognize their role both as contributors to greenhouse gas emissions and as victims of increased extreme weather events under climate change. The public should improve their awareness of disaster prevention and mitigation and response to climate change.

“Residents in northern regions that experience less rain than south， for example， need to learn more about information on heavy rainfall disasters， interpret meteorological disaster warnings issued by the government and be aware of the locations of nearby evacuation shelters.”

人類活動造成的大氣中溫室氣體濃度的增加是近年來全球氣候變暖的主要原因。

國家氣候中心副主任賈小龍說：“極端天氣事件頻發可能成為新常態，需更加重視氣候安全，減緩全球變暖速度，同時強化社會氣象防災減災能力建設。”

賈小龍他說我們需要認識到我們每個人既是溫室氣體排放的“貢獻者”，也是氣候變化下極端天氣事件增多的受害者。社會公眾要提高自身的防災減災和應對氣候變化的意識。

“例如，比南方下雨少的北方地區的居民也需要了解一些暴雨災害常識，了解政府發布氣象災害預警信息的含義，以及附近避災場所的分布信息等。”

Word Bank

surpass /s?'pɑ?s/ v. 超過；勝過

He hopes one day to surpass the world record.

anomaly /?'n?m?li/ n. 異常事物；反常現象

prioritize /pra?'?r?ta?z/ v. 優先處理；優先考慮

The organization was formed to prioritize the needs of older people.