※ [本文转录自 TY_Research 看板] 作者: zonslan ( ) 看板: TY_Research 标题: [新闻] Agency blocked hurricane report 时间: Wed Sep 27 22:52:28 2006 有点令人震惊的新闻 WASHINGTON - The Bush administration has blocked release of a report that suggests global warming is contributing to the frequency and strength of hurricanes, the journal Nature reported Tuesday. 周二出刊的Nature杂志刊登了有关於布希政府阻挡有关全球暖化会导致飓风频率和强度升 高的议题报导。 The possibility that warming conditions may cause storms to become stronger has generated debate among climate and weather experts, particularly in the wake of the Hurricane Katrina disaster 关於暖化的效应会导致风暴变强的议题，气候和天气专家已经争论已久，尤其是在 Katrina飓风造成严重灾情之後。 In the new case, Nature said weather experts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ? part of the Commerce Department ? in February set up a seven-member panel to prepare a consensus report on the views of agency scientists about global warming and hurricanes. 在一个新的提案下，Nature表示，NOAA和贸易总署的天气专家在今年二月创立七成员的专 家小组，预备对全球暖化和飓风的议题看法拟定共识。 According to Nature, a draft of the statement said that warming may be having an effect. 根据Nature的说法，报告草案表示暖化应该会有影响。 In May, when the report was expected to be released, panel chair Ants Leetmaa received an e-mail from a Commerce official saying the report needed to be made less technical and was not to be released, Nature reported. Nature表示，在五月，当报告预备被宣布时，小组主席Ants Leetmaa收到了一封来自官方 的e-mail，表示这报告最好少些学术性并且不要宣布。 NOAA spokesman Jordan St. John said he had no details of the report. NOAA发言人Jordan St. John说他不了解这份报告的详情。 NOAA Administrator Conrad Lautenbacher is currently out of the country, but Nature quoted him as saying the report was merely an internal document and could not be released because the agency could not take an official position on the issue. NOAA官员Conrad Laitenbacher现在并不在国内，Nature引述他的话说，这份报告只是一个 内部文件而没有公布，因为这议题并不能站在官方的立场。(译按:这句翻的不确定) However, the journal said in its online report that the study was merely a discussion of the current state of hurricane science and did not contain any policy or position statements. 无论如何，期刊表示，在他们的线上报告中，这份研究只是一个对於现在飓风科学的讨论 ，而没有包含任何的政策或主张声名。 The report drew a prompt response from Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (news, bio, voting record), D-N.J., who charged that "the administration has effectively declared war on science and truth to advance its anti-environment agenda ... the Bush administration continues to censor scientists who have documented the current impacts of global warming." 这份报告引起了Sen......的回应，他指控"政府当局已经实际上进一步反环境议程而公开 在科学和事实之间的战争。布希政府持续的去阻止对於全球暖化冲击研究的科学家。 A series of studies over the past year or so have shown an increase in the power of hurricanes in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, a strengthening that many storm experts say is tied to rising sea-surface temperatures. 在这几年一连串的研究显示，在大西洋和太平洋上飓风强度正上升中，而风暴专家表示这 和海水温度的上升有关。 Not all agree, however, with opponents arguing that many other factors affect storms, which can increase and decrease in cycles. 当然也不是全部同意，无论如何，仍有反对者指出有其他更多的因素可以影响着风暴强弱 循环。 The possibility of global warming affecting hurricanes is politically sensitive because the administration has resisted proposals to restrict release of gases that can cause warming conditions. 全球暖化可能影响飓风的议题会很有政治敏感性是因为政府当局已经阻挡了关於温室气体 排放的提案。 In February, a NASA political appointee who worked in the space agency's public relations department resigned after reportedly trying to restrict access to Jim Hansen, a NASA climate scientist who has been active in global warming research. 二月时，据说在一个NASA对於全球暖化颇有研究的气候专家Jim Hansen被阻挠之後，一个 被政府任命，在NASA太空公关部门工作者就辞职了。 (p.s.翻译的时在历历落落....囧) -- http://blog.webs-tv.net/weathertw 用天气写日记 --

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