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According to Livingstone, the ‘ emergency’ is so great, if we don’t act there will only be a few million humans eking out a ‘ marginal existence’ by the end of the century.
根据利文斯敦的说法，“危机”产生的影响是很大的，如果我们不采取应对措施，到本世纪末，全世界将只剩下不到一百万的人口争夺小小的生存空间，而形成“边缘生存”。 yeeyan
But areas where yields are falling because of climate change include sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, where the victims are small farmers eking out an already meagre living.
但是包括撒哈拉沙漠以南的非洲以及南亚的地区却因为气候的变化导致农作物的减产。而这些受灾者都是竭力维持本已贫乏生计的小农。 topsage |