When dr balch , who is based at woods hole research centre , in massachusetts , and her 30 helpers have finished their weeklong task , 50 hectares will have been torched .
Global warming alone is predicted to favour the conversion of woodland to grassland , and dr balch thinks her work shows that wildfires may accelerate the process .
全球变暖本身就被预言会助长林地向草地的退化,balch博士认为她的工作说明了山火会加速这一过程。
That is worrying for those who prefer forest to savannah . Global warming alone is predicted to favour the conversion of woodland to grassland , and dr balch thinks her work shows that wildfires may accelerate the process .
Intriguingly , dr balch 's experimental area is part of an 80000-hectare holding owned by the family of blairo maggi , a soyabean magnate who is the governor of mato grosso .
This month jennifer balch will head into the amazon rainforest of mato grosso state , in brazil . She intends to set fire to it and find out what happens .
本月她将前往巴西马托格罗索州的热带雨林区,她欲将该处的热带雨林点火,看会发生什么。
A hand-signed thank you letter to balch from prince philip .
一只手签名的感谢你从菲利普亲王的信鲍尔奇。
This month jennifer balch will head into the amazon rainforest of mato grosso state , in brazil .
这个月jenniferbalch将前往位于巴西matogrosso省的亚马逊雨林。
Indeed , they are slow enough to be outrun-which is convenient for dr balch and her associates .
事实上,这种火灾的蔓延慢得足够让巴尔奇博士和她的助手们方便地摆脱它。
Dr balch has done a back-of-the-envelope calculation .