Arctic ice has been shrinking for several decades, with a sharp drop-off after 2006.

几十年来，北极冰层在不断缩小，2006年之后急剧下降。

These storms are causing respiratory illnesses, damaging livestock, disrupting transport and even melting arctic ice.

这些风暴会引起呼吸道疾病、破坏牲畜、扰乱交通，甚至造成北极冰川融化。

In fact, NASA says we've lost enough Arctic ice to fill the entire state of Alaska.

美国宇航局称，事实上，我们已经失去了足以填满整个阿拉斯加州的北极冰。

Arctic ice protects shorelines from storms and waves, so without it, some coastlines will likely face erosion.

北极冰保护海岸线免受风暴和海浪的侵袭，因此如果没有它，一些海岸线可能会面临侵蚀。

One of us might be in a submarine beneath the arctic ice floe, the other is flitting through the salons of 18th-century Paris.

也许一人正在北极浮冰下的潜艇中，另一人正流连于 18 世纪的巴黎沙龙。