CNN News:厄爾尼諾重創(chuàng)東南亞國家

And we`re taking you around the world for today`s current events.

我們一起來關(guān)注一下今日的全球時事。

First up, Cambodia, Laos, Singapore, Thailand, these are some of the countries in Southeast Asia that are suffering under a heatwave and a dangerous drought. Temperatures are rising, over 112 degrees Fahrenheit in some places. That`s setting records.

首先，關(guān)注柬埔寨、老撾、新加坡和泰國。這些東南亞的國家正在遭受酷熱以及致命的干旱。溫度在持續(xù)的上升，有的地區(qū)的溫度已經(jīng)超過了112華氏度。

In Malaysia, schools are closing and animals are dying. Wells and lakes are drying up. Vegetables are withering.

在馬來西亞，學校停課，動物們死亡、湖泊干涸、植物萎蔫。

Same story for crops in Vietnam, with the Mekong River at record low levels. And the Indian government says 330 million people, more than the entire population of the U.S., have been affected by drought.

同樣的景象也在越南上演，湄公河水位創(chuàng)歷史新低。印度政府表示，約有3.3億人口受到了干旱的影響，這一數(shù)量甚至超過了美國人口。

So, what`s causing all of this?

造成上述現(xiàn)象的原因是什么呢?

Scientists say the blame rests with El Nino. We`ve talked about this natural climate cycle a lot since last year, when it started disrupting normal U.S. weather patterns. This El Nino is tied for the strongest one on record. And even as it weakens and approaches its end, it`s still affecting weather worldwide.

科學家表示，責任要歸咎于厄爾尼諾現(xiàn)象。自從去年，我們多次談論到這一自然氣候現(xiàn)象。厄爾尼諾最先影響美國的天氣。并且本次的厄爾尼諾現(xiàn)象是歷史上最強的一個。即使，其在逐漸減弱并且接近尾聲，但它仍對影響著全球的天氣。

We`ve heard so much talk about El Nino, but what is it? In fact, it`s a weather phenomenon that happens between the Pacific Ocean and the atmosphere. It can have an influence on the temperature and the weather all over the world.

我們聽到太關(guān)于厄爾尼諾現(xiàn)象的談論,但是它到底是什么呢?事實上，厄爾尼諾是一種天氣現(xiàn)象，發(fā)生在太平洋和大氣之間。它可以有一個影響世界各地的溫度和天氣。

In the springtime, the trade winds start to relax and in a normal year, they come back during the Asian monsoon and the summer. During an El Nino year, they don`t. In fact, some years, the trade winds can even reverse.

春天，信風開始活躍，在正常年份，信風來臨時間通常是在亞洲季風和夏天之間。但是在厄爾尼諾年，情況卻很反常。實際上，在有些年份，情況甚至完全相反。

That has a huge impact on the Pacific Ocean. During a normal year, warm water is pulled on the west side of the ocean, cooler water on the east side. That results in cooler waters off the coast of California, and warmer waters in the western Pacific.

這就會對太平洋產(chǎn)生重大的影響。在正常年份，溫水流向太平洋西部，而冷水流向太平洋東部。這就會導致加州海岸海水溫度降低，而西太平洋水域海水溫度升高。

During an El Nino year, that thermocline tilt goes away. And so, warm water is spilt all the way over to the east side of the Pacific. That increases convection. It also brings thunderstorms to the coasts of California, and droughts to the western side of the Pacific.

在厄爾尼諾年，溫差就會消失。暖水流會流向太平洋東海岸。導致對流增加。最終導致加州海岸出現(xiàn)暴風雨，而太平洋西海岸則會出現(xiàn)干旱現(xiàn)象。

We all know that El Nino will impact the world. The only question is, how will it affect you?

我們都知道厄爾尼諾現(xiàn)象對世界產(chǎn)生影響。但問題是，它是如何施加影響的呢?