The average summer temperature at McMurdo Station, the American research base on Ross Island, has inched up 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit in the past 30 years, records show, more than the global average.
With global warming an ever increasing issue, most people are looking for ways to improve efficiency and save energy - and therefore reduce power-station emissions of greenhouse gases.
随着全球变暖趋势不断增加，多数人都在寻求提高效率和节约能源——从而减少发电站的温室气体排放。
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Over by the airstrip, there’s further evidence of global reach: a ground station to which various German Earth-observing satellites send down their data.