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《新科学家》 2026年10月17日 · 中文解读

从史上最强厄尔尼诺中汲取教训

Lessons from the worst El Niño to hit the planet · Madeleine Cuff
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1877至1878年的超级厄尔尼诺引发全球大饥荒,印度、中国和巴西在1876至1879年间估计有2000万至3000万人死亡,全球死亡人数可能达5000万。如今一场更强的厄尔尼诺正在形成,科学家警告它可能触发持续数十年的气候状态转变。与150年前相比,现代预报、公共卫生体系和全球贸易网络让世界更有准备,但美国等国削减气候科研与援助资金正带来新的风险。
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Look back TO READ of the great famine that swept the globe in the 1870s is to read of a hellscape worse than your imagination could conjure. In China, India, Brazil and beyond, after years of drought and failed harvests, millions died of starvation. People rioted. They ate diseased animals, tree roots, mud, pets and strips of leather in desperate bids to stay alive. By many contemporary accounts, cannibalism was rife. Children were sold for a meal. Corpses were bricked into their homes by family members to stop them being eaten by hungry neighbours. Bodies littered the roadsides. …
摘自《新科学家》(New Scientist)2026年10月17日,Madeleine Cuff。仅引用开头一小段供了解文章,版权归原刊所有,全文请阅读原刊。
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