PBS高端访谈:洪水来袭 青年学习如何应对气候变化

JUDY WOODRUFF: Finally, a "NewsHour" Shares. Many coastal¹ communities in the U.S. are feeling the effects of climate change, including Norfolk, Virginia.

From the "NewsHour"'s Student Reporting Labs Ariyail Banks and a team from Grandby High School shows us one program helping² to raise awareness³.

ANGELA HARRIS, Southeast CARE Coalition⁴: What is the name of that program that we do when we go into the community and we put the little things.

What is the name of the program?

STUDENTS: Medallion Program.

ARIYAIL BANKS: These students are part of the Southeast CARE Coalition, an environmental conservation organization in Southeast Newport News, Virginia.

Annual flood damages from coastal storms are expected to triple by 2060, according to a study by the Virginia coastal policy center.

The Southeast CARE Coalition is teaching local schoolchildren adaptation and survival strategies to live with the rising water.

ANGELA HARRIS: We owe the children.

ARIYAIL BANKS: Angela Harris is a community activist⁵ and one of the founders⁶ of the coalition.

ANGELA HARRIS: It's our responsibility to get more involved and more engaged.

When you know the water coming, what you going to do?

ARIYAIL BANKS: Harris has worked to make community members aware of the threats that sea level rise and climate change pose.

She pioneered a program where youth work with city sanitation⁷ officials to clear drains clogged⁸ with litter and debris⁹.

They mark newly cleaned drained with medallions.

ANGELA HARRIS: This area, 28th Street, used to flood.

So you come off that interstate down Buxton Avenue, before you get to, you're in the water.

But one of the things that we found, a lot of the drains were just clogged up to the top.

ARIYAIL BANKS: The program teaches youth the effects of climate change and how to protect their community.

Dr. Erica Holloman, a Marine¹⁰ Scientist, is the former coordinator¹¹ for the coalition.

DR.ERICA HOLLOMAN, Marine Scientist: Our Medallion program to learn about stormwater management, why it's important, and how to participate.

ARIYAIL BANKS: Sea level in the Tidewater region has risen 80 percent higher than the global average in the last 140 years, according to the World Resources Institute.

RAY TOLL¹², Old Dominion¹³ University: Part of our problem is that the land is sinking, as well as the water is rising, so it complicates¹⁴ and accentuates¹⁵ that rise.

ARIYAIL BANKS: Ray Toll is the director of coastal resilience research at Old Dominion University.

He studies the different effects of climate change on the region.

RAY TOLL: I look at this as a glass-half-full problem, in that there are opportunities here to come up with new solutions that is an integrated regional approach.

ARIYAIL BANKS: While the Virginia coast prepares for the future, some communities most at risk from flooding hope to be included at the table when discussing solutions.

DR.ERICA HOLLOMAN: This Hampton Roads region is really second with regards to feeling the impacts of climate change after New Orleans.

Unlike Katrina, the Hampton Roads region has an opportunity to be proactive, instead of reactive.

The largest challenge hasn't been on the side of getting community members involved, because we're living it.

We understand it. We know it.

It's about ensuring that our voices are heard, ensuring that our voices are valued in a way that truly implements¹⁶ equitable¹⁷ policies that help those that are most impacted.

ARIYAIL BANKS: For the "PBS NewsHour" Student Reporting Labs, I'm Ariyail Banks in Norfolk, Virginia.

朱蒂·伍德瑞夫：最后，来到我们的NewsHour分享环节。包括维吉尼亚州，诺福克在内的诸多美国沿海社区都感受到了气候变化所带来的影响。

NewsHour学生报告实验室阿里亚尔·班克斯联合来自Grandby高中的一个团队，为我们展现这个项目如何帮助人们提高意识。

安吉拉·哈里斯，Southeast CARE Coalition：这个项目叫什么名字？我们走进社区，我们把那个小东西放上。

这个项目叫什么名字？

学生：奖章项目。

阿里亚尔·班克斯：Southeast CARE Coalition是维吉尼亚州纽波特纽斯东南部的一个环保组织，这些学生是该组织的成员。

根据维吉尼亚州海岸政策中心的一项研究，预计到2060年，每年沿海风暴造成的洪水损失将增加为原来的3倍。

Southeast CARE Coalition正在为当地小学生教授海平面上涨后的生存策略。

安吉拉·哈里斯：我们欠孩子们的。

阿里亚尔·班克斯：安吉拉·哈里斯是一个社区活动家，也是Southeast CARE Coalition的创始人之一。

安吉拉·哈里斯：这是我们的责任，更多地参与其中。

你知道水来了，打算怎么办？

阿里亚尔·班克斯：哈里斯希望社区成员意识到海平面上升和气候变化所带来的威胁，她一直致力于此。

她开创了一个计划，让年轻人和城市卫生官员一起清理垃圾废料。

排水渠清理完毕后，他们会贴上奖章。

安吉拉·哈里斯：这个地区，第二十八街，曾经遭过洪水。

所以你从巴克斯顿大道上的州际公路出发，在你到达目的地之前，你就在水里。

但我们发现了一个问题，很多排水沟从顶部开始就堵塞了。

阿里亚尔·班克斯：这个项目将气候变化所产生的影响告诉给年轻人，并教给他们如何保护自己的社区。

埃里卡·霍洛曼博士是一位海洋科学家，曾是Southeast CARE Coalition的协调员。

埃里卡·霍洛曼博士，海洋科学家：我们的奖章项目，学习暴雨管理，为什么它很重要，又如何参与。

阿里亚尔·班克斯：根据世界资源研究所的数据，泰德沃特地区的海平面比过去140年的全球平均水平高出80%。

雷·托尔，欧道明大学：我们问题的一方面是土地正在下沉，同时水在上涨，这会加剧上涨。

阿里亚尔·班克斯：雷·托尔是欧道明大学海岸恢复能力研究的负责人。

他研究了气候变化对该地区的不同影响。

雷·托尔：我认为这是个半杯水的问题，因为我们有机会去提出新的解决方案，提出一种综合性的地域治理方法。

阿里亚尔·班克斯：当维吉尼亚州沿海社区未雨绸缪时，一些面临洪水风险的社区也希望自己能够列席其间，共同讨论应对之策。

埃里卡·霍洛曼博士：汉普顿路地区在感受气候变化对新奥尔良的影响上，算是第二次了。

与卡特丽娜不同，汉普顿路地区有机会主动作为，而不是被动受累。

社区成员的参与并不是最大的挑战，因为我们就生活在其中。

我们懂得。我们了解。

而是确保我们的声音能被听到，确保我们的声音以真正公平的方式得到重视，来帮助那些受累最深的人。

阿里亚尔·班克斯：NewsHour学生报告实验室，我是阿里亚尔·班克斯，诺福克报道。

1 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

2 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

3 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

4 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

5 activist   

n.活动分子，积极分子

参考例句：

• He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
• He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。

6 founders   

n.创始人( founder的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He was one of the founders of the university's medical faculty. 他是该大学医学院的创建人之一。 来自辞典例句
• The founders of our religion made this a cornerstone of morality. 我们宗教的创始人把这看作是道德的基石。 来自辞典例句

7 sanitation   

n.公共卫生，环境卫生，卫生设备

参考例句：

• The location is exceptionally poor,viewed from the sanitation point.从卫生角度来看，这个地段非常糟糕。
• Many illnesses are the result,f inadequate sanitation.许多疾病都来源于不健全的卫生设施。

8 clogged   

（使）阻碍( clog的过去式和过去分词 )； 淤滞

参考例句：

• The narrow streets were clogged with traffic. 狭窄的街道上交通堵塞。
• The intake of gasoline was stopped by a clogged fuel line. 汽油的注入由于管道阻塞而停止了。

9 debris   

n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片

参考例句：

• After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
• Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。

10 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

11 coordinator   

n.协调人

参考例句：

• The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, headed by the Emergency Relief Coordinator, coordinates all UN emergency relief. 联合国人道主义事务协调厅在紧急救济协调员领导下，负责协调联合国的所有紧急救济工作。
• How am I supposed to find the client-relations coordinator? 我怎么才能找到客户关系协调员的办公室？

12 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

13 dominion   

n.统治，管辖，支配权；领土，版图

参考例句：

• Alexander held dominion over a vast area.亚历山大曾统治过辽阔的地域。
• In the affluent society,the authorities are hardly forced to justify their dominion.在富裕社会里，当局几乎无需证明其统治之合理。

14 complicates   

使复杂化( complicate的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• What complicates the issue is the burden of history. 历史的重负使问题复杂化了。
• Russia as a great and ambitious power gravely complicates the situation. 俄国作为一个强大而有野心的国家，使得局势异常复杂。

15 accentuates   

v.重读( accentuate的第三人称单数 )；使突出；使恶化；加重音符号于

参考例句：

• The dark frame accentuates the brightness of the picture. 深色画框更显出画的明亮色彩。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Her sunburnt skin accentuates the fairness of her hair. 她那晒黑了的皮肤突出了她的一头金发。 来自《简明英汉词典》

16 implements   

n.工具( implement的名词复数 )；家具；手段；[法律]履行（契约等）v.实现( implement的第三人称单数 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• Primitive man hunted wild animals with crude stone implements. 原始社会的人用粗糙的石器猎取野兽。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• They ordered quantities of farm implements. 他们订购了大量农具。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

17 equitable   

adj.公平的；公正的

参考例句：

• This is an equitable solution to the dispute. 这是对该项争议的公正解决。
• Paying a person what he has earned is equitable. 酬其应得,乃公平之事。