首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Last December, visitors arriving in Vail, Colo., ready to kick off the winter ski season, immediately noticed something missing:
Last December, visitors arriving in Vail, Colo., ready to kick off the winter ski season, immediately noticed something missing:
admin
2020-01-11
54
问题
Last December, visitors arriving in Vail, Colo., ready to kick off the winter ski season, immediately noticed something missing: the snow. The town was lush and green; only Vail Pass, at 10, 617 ft. above sea level, was dusted in the champagne powder Colorado is known for.
Climate change has had a direct and
aggressive
effect on winter tourism — and not just in Vail. In 2016-17, the first frost came two weeks later than the 20th century average, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the last one nine days earlier. The season was nearly a month shorter than expected, a trend that’s been worsening since the 1980s. NOAA’s outlook for winter 2018-19 predicts warmer, drier and milder conditions across the US.
Those working in ski towns and at resorts do not need meteorologists to tell them that; they can see the effects in their business. "Last year, we had radically less snow — our lowest snow year in 50 years, " says Auden Schendler, the Senior Vice President of Sustainability at Aspen Skiing Company in Aspen, Colo. "In low-snow years, you see about a billion dollars less in revenue." Those years also cost ski regions 17, 400 jobs, according to the 2018 economic report from Protect Our Winters, a nonprofit environmental organization.
It’s not just that there’s less snow; it’s that snow patterns are so unpredictable, ski towns, resorts and businesses can’t count on conditions necessary for financial stability. To be considered "snow reliable, " a ski area must have more than 30 cm of snow depth (natural and man-made) during 100 days or during the entire Christmas through New Year’s holiday period in at least seven out of 10 years. By those standards, all of the northeastern states (except Vermont) are projected to lose at least half of their ski areas, according to a review in the journal Current Issues in Tourism. And if climate change continues apace, 90% of ski resorts in the U.S. won’t be able to open by Christmas by 2090.
European ski areas have similar problems. By 2099, the Alps could lose up to 70% of their snow cover, according to research published by the European Geosciences Union — and just two to three weeks of operating at a loss could tank a ski area’s financial season.
In North America, multi-resort ski passes like the Epic Pass and Ikon Pass can help somewhat. "People can book last-minute trips to the resort with the best snow, " says Schendler. "But obviously, last-minute bookings make it harder to plan-for marketing, for occupancy and for projected revenue." Ironically, too much snow can also impact ski resorts. If a massive storm hits, as has happened more frequently, if unpredictably, in recent years, the sudden heavy snowfall can raise the threat of avalanches, leading resorts to
shut down
runs or even keep patrons indoors.
Fluctuating snow patterns haven’t completely derailed ski tourism yet. In fact, tourism numbers have remained static for two decades, Schendler says. But scientists and industry veterans feel like they can see a dark future. "At the current rate of warming, the ski industry is probably done by midcentury, " Schendler says. "We’re not acting like we are in crisis, but we are."
According to the passage, by about______, the ski industry is probably done.
选项
A、2099
B、2050
C、2090
D、2070
答案
B
解析
最后一段提到“At the current rate ofwarming,the ski industry is probably done by midcentury”,因此选B。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/1pwO777K
本试题收录于:
CATTI三级笔译综合能力题库翻译专业资格(CATTI)分类
0
CATTI三级笔译综合能力
翻译专业资格(CATTI)
相关试题推荐
AshecollectedfossilsfromstratathroughoutEngland,Smithbegantoseethatthefossilstoldadifferentstoryfromtherock
ThissectionmeasuresyourabilitytospeakinEnglishaboutavarietyoftopics.Therearesixquestionsinthissection.Fore
Somepeoplebelievethatacollegeoruniversityeducationshouldbeavailabletoallstudents.Othersbelievethathighereduca
"GroupDecisionMaking"AdvantagesofGroupDecisionMakingCommittees,taskforces,andadhocgroupsarefrequentlyassi
Thetasksofpreparingprojectbudgetsandmarketingplanscanhavedisastrouseffectsontheprogram______donewell.
PhyllisWheatleyisregardedasAmerica’sfirstblackpoet.ShewasborninSenegal,Africa,about1753andbroughttoAmericaa
Thespaceshuttleprogramentailstheuseofsophisticatedtechnology.
Theauthor’shatredfortheclassiscouchedinmetaphorsofderision.
A、Trademarks.B、Supermarketgoods.C、Technologicalobjects,D、Popularcultureimages.D
随机试题
下列对优美的理论探讨的叙述,不符合实际的是()
在众多的酸碱平衡指标中3个基本指标是______、______、______。
男,42岁,突感胸骨后撕裂样疼痛,就诊后行CTA检查如下图,应考虑为
酶与无机催化剂化反应的不同点是
乙建筑公司采用累计实际发生的合同成本占合同预计总成本的比例确定合同完工进度,并采用完工百分比法确认合同收入和合同成本。20×2年1月1日,乙建筑公司签订一项总金额为480万元的建造合同,合同期为3年。20×2年12月31日,乙建筑公司实际发生合同成本100
习近平总书记曾在中央政法工作会议上强调,公安机关要处理好维稳与维权的关系,要把群众合理合法的利益诉求解决好。这集中体现了对公安机关()的要求。
“第一”的雅称有()。
[*]
Manyinstructorsbelievethataninformal,relaxedclassroomenvironmentis【1】tolearningandinnovation.Itisnotuncommon
Iamoneofthemanycitypeoplewhoarealwayssayingthatgiventhechoicewewouldprefertoliveinthecountryawayfromth
最新回复
(
0
)