This is a journalistic convention. The writer USES the simple present tense as if he is interviewing the doctor as he writes. It makesthenews seem more immediate.
这是一个新闻业的惯例。写的人用现在时式仿佛他正在访问那个医生当他写的时候。它使新闻变得更有直接性。
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This is just the sort of news that makes oil traders jumpy.
这只是让石油交易商焦虑不安的此类新闻。
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While many interests are at work, one of the players that benefit the most from this story is the media: the notion of "extreme" climate simply makes for more compelling news.