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Global Warming Threatens Himalayas

A new report says the Himalayan mountains of south Asia arethreatened by the warming of the Earth's climate. The report sayshuman activities are partly responsible for the warmingtemperatures. The climate changes threaten people's lives, the localeconomy and the environment.

The United Nations Environment Program produced the report withthe International Center for Integrated Mountain Development, basedin Nepal. It was released June fifth in connection with WorldEnvironment Day and the United Nations Year of the Mountain.

The Himalayas are the highest mountain system in the world. Theyextend from Pakistan across Nepal and Bhutan. The Himalayas includeMount Everest, the world's highest mountain.

A team of mountain climbers fromBritain, New Zealand and Chile recently traveled to the Himalayas.They gathered information about the environment. They spoke¹ toBuddhist monks², local people and other travelers about the conditionof the world's most famous mountains. Their findings confirmed theU-N report. The mountain climbers found that warmer weather has beenmelting huge mountains of ice in the Himalayas. These meltingglaciers are creating lakes that could overflow³ and flood wideareas.

1 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

2 monks   

n.修道士，僧侣( monk的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The monks lived a very ascetic life. 僧侣过着很清苦的生活。
• He had been trained rigorously by the monks. 他接受过修道士的严格训练。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 overflow   

v.(使)外溢，(使)溢出；溢出，流出，漫出

参考例句：

• The overflow from the bath ran on to the floor.浴缸里的水溢到了地板上。
• After a long period of rain,the river may overflow its banks.长时间的下雨天后，河水可能溢出岸来。