But growing environmental threats are forcing their way into the headlines whether politicians and land developers like it or not. The bad news about mega-droughts and freshwater scarcity stretches from Brazil to California to conflict-ridden countries in the Middle East.
但日益严重的环境威胁正在无情地占领新闻头条，可不管政客和土地开发商喜不喜欢。从巴西到加州再到饱受冲突蹂躏的中东国家，关于巨大旱灾和淡水短缺的坏消息不绝于耳。