We also said that the 21st century would see shifting climate zones, creation of drought-prone regions in North America and Asia, erosion of ice sheets, rising sea levels and opening of the fabled Northwest Passage.
我们还提出到21世纪 地球的气候区将发生变化， 北美和亚洲会 出现易旱区； 冰盖将融化，海平面将上升， 传说中的西北通道将打开。