And the Northwest Passage in the Arctic became ice-free for the first time in living memory. Last year, more than a hundred people were killed in bush fires in Australia, following drought and record-breaking heat.
到了2007年，前所未有的山火肆虐希腊，奥林匹亚古遗迹几遭灭顶。北极的西北走廊在近百年来首次出现无冰状态。去年，澳大利亚山火导致数百人丧生，随后又是干旱以及创纪录的高温。