纪录片《非洲》 第105期:非洲的未来（24）（在线收听）

Each hectare of trees releases, as vapour,

1公顷森林每年能蒸发

almost 190,000 litres of water a year.

将近19万公升水分

This water passes into the atmosphere

水分散布到大气中

to be transported around the entire globe.

被输送到世界各地

That means the heart of the world's weather

那意味着地球天气的心脏

lies in tropical forests.

位于热带森林中

Unfortunately, there's an almost insatiable demand in Europe and China

不幸的是 欧洲和中国正贪得无厌地

for hardwood from these very forests.

从这片森林里索取木材

And that is having an enormous impact.

那产生了巨大的影响

As more tropical forest is felled,

随着越来越多热带雨林倒下

some scientists are seeing a correlation

一些科学家发现了其与

with changing storm patterns across Europe and America.

欧洲和美国的暴风雨天气模式改变间的关联

And it's likely to become more extreme.

那种改变有可能变得更为极端

Staggeringly, 50% of the Congo Basin forest

惊人的是 50%刚果盆地里的森林

has been allocated for logging.

已被分配为砍伐区域

The future of Africa's forest has never been more critical for us all.

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