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Churchill Manitoba, a small town in northern Canada, is thousands of kilometres away from Siberia.
马尼托巴省的丘吉尔镇是加拿大北部的一个小镇，距离西伯利亚有数千公里远。
In fact, Churchill and Siberia are separated by the Atlantic Ocean!
事实上，丘吉尔镇和西伯利亚被大西洋隔开了！
But, they are experiencing similar problems.
但是，它们正经历着类似的问题。
Their temperatures seem to be rising at a dangerous rate.
它们的气温似乎在以危险的速度上升。
Their icy lands seem to be melting.
它们陆地上的冰似乎正在融化。
People and animals are beginning to feel the effects of these rising temperatures.
人和动物开始感受到气温上升的影响。
During the summer the population of Churchill is about 6,000 people.
在夏季，丘吉尔镇的人口数量约为6000人。
But, during the winter, the population increases greatly.
但是，在冬季，人口数量大幅增加。
In the winter, thousands of people come to visit Churchill.
在冬天，成千上万的人来游览丘吉尔镇。
They come to see the polar bears.
他们来看北极熊。
For thousands of years these large white animals have been walking the same path.
几千年来，这些大型白色动物一直在同样的路上行走。
You see, Churchill sits on the waters of the Hudson Bay.
你看，丘吉尔镇坐落在哈得逊湾的水面上。
Every year, at the start of the winter, ice forms north of the town.
每年初冬，丘吉尔镇北部都会结冰。
Once it forms, the polar bears walk onto it.
一旦结冰，北极熊就会在冰层上走。
There, they hunt for smaller animals all winter long.
在那里，它们整个冬天都在捕猎较小的动物。
They fill their stomachs with enough food to last them through the summer!
它们的胃里填满了足够它们度过夏天的食物！
In the spring the ice begins to melt.
春天，冰开始融化。
The melting ice floats south of Churchill.
融化的冰在丘吉尔镇以南漂浮着。
Here the bears leave the ice.
北极熊离开了冰面。
They return to dry land for the spring and summer months.
在春季和夏季的几个月里，它们会回到干燥的陆地上。
They stay on land until the following winter.
它们在陆地上一直待到来年冬天。
When the ice starts to form again, the bears must travel through the town of Churchill to reach it.
当再次开始结冰时，北极熊必须穿过丘吉尔镇才能到达那里。
They travel from south to north.
它们从南走到北。
Imagine seeing a large polar bear walking through your town!
想象一下，看到一头巨大的北极熊走过你的小镇！
Well, many people do not want to just imagine it.
很多人不想只是想象一下。
They want to see it for themselves.
他们想亲眼看看。
So, they travel to Churchill to watch the bears march through the town.
因此，他们前往丘吉尔镇观看北极熊穿过小镇。
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