Higher seas would literally cover some small island nations, ruin vast expanses of land used to grow food, and boost the intensity of deadly hurricanes and other extreme weather events.

高水位的海水会逐个的淹没一些小岛屿国，毁坏大量用于种植作物的广阔土地，并且引发致命的高强度飓风和其它极端恶劣的气候事件。

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South Korea, which imports 70 percent of its grain, has acquired 1.7 million acres in Sudan to grow wheat — an area twice the size of Rhode Island.

70%粮食靠进口的韩国在苏丹获得了170万英亩（土地）用来种植小麦，相当于罗德岛面积的两倍。

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The island is also home to Komodo dragons, lizards that grow up to 10 feet long.

这里还是科莫多龙和长达10英尺的蜥蜴的栖身之所。

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The island is expected to grow by another two hundred thirty-three hectares.

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Wealthy landowners flocked to the area, building plantations to grow Sea Island cotton, among other goods.

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Here, at the northernmost tip of the island, the vines grow thick, branches bent double with grapes ready for harvest.

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To the south, on Stocking Island, luminescent red starfish grow to over a foot in diameter.

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