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Each hectare of trees releases, as vapour,
1公顷森林每年能蒸发
almost 190,000 litres of water a year.
将近19万公升水分
This water passes into the atmosphere
水分散布到大气中
to be transported around the entire globe.
被输送到世界各地
That means the heart of the world's weather
那意味着地球天气的心脏
lies in tropical forests.
位于热带森林中
Unfortunately, there's an almost insatiable demand in Europe and China
不幸的是 欧洲和中国正贪得无厌地
for hardwood from these very forests.
从这片森林里索取木材
And that is having an enormous impact.
那产生了巨大的影响
As more tropical forest is felled,
随着越来越多热带雨林倒下
some scientists are seeing a correlation1
一些科学家发现了其与
with changing storm patterns across Europe and America.
欧洲和美国的暴风雨天气模式改变间的关联
And it's likely to become more extreme.
那种改变有可能变得更为极端
Staggeringly, 50% of the Congo Basin forest
惊人的是 50%刚果盆地里的森林
has been allocated2 for logging.
已被分配为砍伐区域
The future of Africa's forest has never been more critical for us all.
非洲森林的未来与我们息息相关
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