地球的力量 第4集 海洋(29):人间天堂

To see what could be in store, I've come to paradise,

为了看到即将会发生的景象我来到了人间天堂

the tiny islands of Patau in the South Pacific.

位于南太平洋的帕老小群岛

The marine life here is highly sensitive to small changes in the water.

这里的海洋生物 对海水的微弱变化非常敏感

So this is a good place to see how the oceans react

所以在这里是个好地方

to rising levels of carbon dioxide.

可以看看二氧化碳含量提高对海洋的影响

This is a golden jellyfish.

这是只金色水母

They're found in these large salt water lakes

它们生活在这些大面积的盐水湖中

that are almost cut off from the sea.

这片湖水差不多和海水是隔绝的

And there are millions of them.

有好几百万只

Although they look rather scary, they're totally harmless to humans.

虽然看起来很吓人它们对人类完全无害

These giant swarms of jellyfish are spellbinding.

这些巨大的水母群像被施了魔法一样

But this is a sight that might not be around for long

但是如果温度持续升高

if temperatures continue to increase.

这种现象将不会长久存在了

That's because these jellyfish are extremely sensitive

因为水母对水温的变化

to changes in water temperature.

非常敏感