Every major global climate record was broken last year and 2024 could be worse, the World Meteorological Organization said on Tuesday, with its chief voicing particular concern about ocean heat and shrinking sea ice.
周二,世界气象组织表示,去年全球所有主要的气候记录都被打破,2024年情况可能会更糟,该组织负责人尤其担忧海洋高温和海冰萎缩。
It comes as the U.N. weather agency said in its annual State of the Global Climate report average temperatures hit the highest level in 174 years of record-keeping by a clear margin, reaching 1.45 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
与此同时,联合国气象机构在其年度《全球气候状况》报告中表示,平均气温明显创下174年有记录以来的最高水平,比工业化前水平高出1.45摄氏度。
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday sought to convince European allies that President Joe Biden's administration is still committed to supporting Ukraine even as Washington has essentially run out of money to continue arming Kyiv.
周二,美国国防部长劳埃德·奥斯汀试图说服欧洲盟友,尽管美国基本上已经没有足够的资金来继续武装基辅,但拜登政府仍然致力于支持乌克兰。
Reuters correspondent Chris Dignam has more.
路透社记者克里斯·迪格纳姆(Chris Dignam)为您带来更多报道。
"Ukraine won't back down, and neither will the United States."
“乌克兰不会让步,美国也不会。”
But experts say Austin faced a skeptical audience at a meeting known as the Ukraine Defense Contact Group as the U.S. Congress continues to delay critical aid for Ukraine.
但专家表示,由于美国国会一直推迟对乌克兰的关键援助,在乌克兰国防联络小组会议上,听众对奥斯汀的发言持怀疑态度。
"The United States will not let Ukraine fail." Austin did not say how the U.S. would support Ukraine without additional funding and did not specifically mention Congress.
“美国不会让乌克兰失败。”奥斯汀没有说明美国将如何在没有额外资金的情况下支持乌克兰,也没有具体提及国会。
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson has so far refused to call a vote on a bill that would provide $60 billion more for Ukraine. Reuters correspondent Chris Dignam.
共和党众议院议长迈克·约翰逊迄今为止拒绝就为乌克兰再提供600亿美元的法案进行投票。路透社记者克里斯·迪格纳姆为您报道。
Officials say Russia plans to evacuate about 9,000 children from a border region because it's being continuously shelled from the Ukrainian side.
官员表示,俄罗斯计划从边境地区疏散约9000名儿童,因为该地区不断受到乌克兰的炮击。
Kyiv's forces have been increasingly striking at targets beyond the front line and that's moved little after more than two years of war.
基辅军队一直在攻击前线以外的目标,但在两年多的战争之后,这种情况几乎没有发生。