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英検1級要約環境

漁網、わな、その他の漁具は、嵐、事故、設備の故障などによって海で失われることがあります。

Fishing nets, traps, and other gear are sometimes lost at sea because of storms, accidents, or equipment failure. Once separated from their owners, these items may continue functioning for months or even years. Fish, seabirds, turtles, and other marine animals can become trapped in abandoned gear even though no fisher is present to collect the catch. Because the equipment is no longer being monitored, animals that are caught may die and remain inside, attracting additional creatures and allowing the cycle to continue. This unintended capture is commonly known as ghost fishing.

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魚介類への需要の高まりを背景に、沿岸海域や河川では大規模な魚類養殖が拡大しています。

Growing demand for seafood has encouraged the expansion of large-scale fish farming in coastal waters and rivers. Aquaculture can provide a stable supply of fish without relying entirely on wild stocks, but farms must keep large numbers of animals within cages, ponds, or other enclosed facilities. Storms, floods, or structural failures can damage these systems and allow farmed fish to escape into surrounding waters. Once outside, they may spread over wide areas and come into contact with wild populations that evolved under local environmental conditions.

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英検1級要約環境

人工照明は、安全や経済活動を支えるため、都市、道路沿い、商業地域などで夜間に広く使用されています。

Artificial lighting is widely used at night in cities, along roads, and around commercial areas to support safety and economic activity. Streetlights, illuminated signs, and building lights can help people travel and work after dark, but much of this light is stronger than necessary or directed where it is not needed. Light that shines upward or spreads beyond its intended area can brighten the night sky over a wide region. As urban areas expand, places that once experienced natural darkness may remain illuminated throughout the night, changing environmental conditions that many species have depended on for generations.

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英検1級要約環境

気温の上昇や生活水準の向上に伴い、エアコンや冷蔵設備は世界中でますます普及しています。

Air conditioners and refrigeration systems are becoming more common around the world as temperatures rise and living standards improve. These technologies help people remain comfortable and protect food, medicines, and other products that require cooling. However, many cooling systems depend on chemical refrigerants that can escape during normal use, maintenance, or disposal. Some of these substances have a much stronger warming effect than carbon dioxide when released into the atmosphere. Although only relatively small amounts may leak from each unit, the rapid growth in cooling equipment means that total emissions could become increasingly important.

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英検1級要約環境

大規模な衣料品生産では、さまざまな色の生地を作るために、大量の水や化学物質を必要とすることがよくあります。

Large-scale clothing production often requires substantial amounts of water and chemicals to create fabrics in many different colors. During dyeing, water is used to carry pigments and other substances through the material, and large volumes of wastewater are produced afterward. If this wastewater is discharged without adequate treatment, dyes and other chemicals can enter nearby rivers and gradually accumulate in the aquatic environment. Because some of these substances break down slowly, pollution may persist even after a factory reduces its discharges.

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英検1級要約環境

道路網の拡大によって、かつてつながっていた森林や草原が、より小さく孤立した地域へと分断されています。

Expanding road networks are dividing forests and grasslands that were once connected into smaller and more isolated areas. Highways can form major barriers for wildlife because animals often need to move between habitats to find food, water, or breeding partners. When they attempt to cross busy roads, they may be struck by vehicles. Some species instead avoid roads completely, reducing the area they can use and limiting access to important resources. As development continues, these effects can separate animal populations that previously interacted more freely.

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英検1級要約環境

砂浜は、波や海流によって砂が海岸沿いを移動することで、自然に形を変えています。

Beaches naturally change shape as waves and currents move sand along the coast. In some areas, however, sea-level rise and coastal development are causing shorelines to retreat more quickly than they did in the past. Seawalls, ports, and other structures can also interrupt the natural movement of sediment, leaving certain beaches with less sand. As the beach becomes narrower, there is less space between the ocean and nearby buildings, roads, and other infrastructure. In places where beaches already provide only a narrow buffer, even moderate erosion can significantly increase exposure to the sea.

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英検1級要約環境

下水処理では、大量の下水汚泥が発生します。

Wastewater treatment produces large amounts of sewage sludge, a material that contains nutrients and organic matter removed from water during the treatment process. In some regions, this sludge is processed and applied to farmland as a substitute for commercial fertilizer. Using it in this way can recycle useful nutrients and reduce the amount of waste that must be buried or burned. However, treatment does not always remove every unwanted substance. Sludge may still contain traces of industrial chemicals, heavy metals, or other contaminants that entered the sewer system before reaching the treatment plant.

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英検1級要約環境

家庭や企業から出る有機性廃棄物は、埋立地に埋められた後も分解を続けます。

Organic waste from homes and businesses continues to decompose after it is buried in landfills. Because little oxygen reaches material deep inside a landfill, microorganisms break it down under conditions that produce methane. This gas is a powerful greenhouse gas, and it can keep forming for many years after waste has been deposited. If no collection system is installed, methane may escape through the soil and into the atmosphere, increasing emissions from the waste-management sector.

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英検1級要約環境

ヒートポンプは、住宅やその他の建物の暖房に使われる化石燃料を減らす手段として普及が進められています。

Heat pumps are being promoted as a way to reduce the use of fossil fuels for heating homes and other buildings. Unlike furnaces that burn oil or gas directly, heat pumps use electricity to move heat from outside air or the ground into indoor spaces. As electricity generation becomes cleaner, this technology can lower emissions from buildings. However, if large numbers of households switch to electric heating at the same time, winter electricity demand may rise sharply, especially during cold waves when heating systems must work harder.

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英検1級要約環境

建物のエネルギー効率を高めれば、完成後の暖房、冷房、電力使用による排出量を減らすことができます。

Improving the energy efficiency of buildings can reduce emissions from heating, cooling, and electricity use after construction. However, a large share of a building's climate impact can occur before anyone moves in. Producing materials such as steel and concrete requires large amounts of energy and, in some cases, chemical processes that release greenhouse gases directly. Environmental standards that focus mainly on energy consumed during a building's operation may therefore overlook substantial emissions generated while raw materials are extracted, processed, transported, and assembled.

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大規模な畜産施設では大量の家畜ふん尿が発生し、それらは農地で肥料として利用される前に保管されることがよくあります。

Large livestock operations produce substantial amounts of manure, which is often stored before being used as fertilizer on farmland. During storage and after manure is spread, nitrogen compounds can break down and release ammonia gas into the air. Once emitted, ammonia can travel beyond the farm and react with other pollutants in the atmosphere. These reactions may create fine particulate matter, allowing emissions from animal waste to contribute to air-pollution problems over a wider area than the farm itself.

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英検1級要約環境

現代の都市では、大きなガラス窓が広く使われています。

Large glass windows are common in modern cities because they provide natural light and create open-looking building designs. However, glass can reflect the sky, trees, and other vegetation, making the surface appear to be part of the surrounding environment. Birds may fail to recognize the window as a solid barrier and fly toward the reflected image at high speed. These collisions can occur on office towers, apartment buildings, schools, and other structures, especially where large glass surfaces are located near parks or planted areas.

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英検準1級要約環境

多くの飲料や調理済み食品は、一度使用した後に捨てられる容器に入れて販売されています。

Many drinks and prepared foods are sold in containers that are thrown away after one use. To reduce this waste, some governments are considering deposit systems for reusable containers. Under such a system, customers pay a small extra amount when buying a product and receive the money back when they return the container. The collected containers are then washed and used again.

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英検準1級要約環境

人口増加や気象パターンの変化により、一部の都市では淡水の管理が難しくなっています。

Fresh water is becoming harder to manage in some cities because of population growth and changing weather patterns. At the same time, heavy rain can quickly overwhelm drainage systems. In response, rainwater utilization systems are spreading. These systems store water from roofs and other surfaces for later use, such as cleaning or watering plants.

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英検準1級要約環境

森林は広大な範囲にわたっており、人が定期的に点検することが難しい場合が多くあります。

Forests cover large areas that are often difficult for people to inspect regularly. Damage caused by fires, disease, illegal logging, or changing weather may therefore remain unnoticed for some time. A new approach uses artificial intelligence (AI) to examine information from satellites, drones, cameras, and ground sensors. This method of monitoring forest conditions is attracting growing attention.

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英検準1級要約環境

毎年、大量のプラスチックやその他のごみが海に流れ込んでいます。

Large amounts of plastic and other waste enter the ocean every year. Some of this rubbish floats near the surface and can remain there for long periods. To deal with the problem, some organizations are using special devices that collect floating marine waste. These systems may use barriers, nets, or machines to gather rubbish and remove it from the water.

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英検準1級要約環境

世界の多くの地域では、火災、伐採、環境の変化によって森林が失われたり、被害を受けたりしています。

Forests are being lost or damaged in many parts of the world because of fires, logging, and environmental change. Planting trees by hand can require large numbers of workers and considerable time, particularly after widespread destruction. As a result, the use of drones for planting trees is spreading. These aircraft can carry seeds and release them over selected areas.

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英検準1級要約環境

古い建物が解体される際には、大量の木材、金属、レンガ、ガラス、その他の資材が捨てられることがよくあります。

When old buildings are demolished, large amounts of wood, metal, bricks, glass, and other materials are often thrown away. Recently, more construction companies and local organizations have begun recovering these materials for use in new buildings. This approach requires workers to remove useful items carefully instead of destroying everything during demolition, and the materials are then prepared for another project.

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英検準1級要約環境

従来の畜産が環境に与える影響への懸念が高まる中、食品メーカーは新たなたんぱく質源を探しています。

Food manufacturers are looking for new sources of protein as concerns grow about the environmental impact of traditional livestock farming. One option is protein made from insects such as crickets or mealworms. These insects can be processed into powders or ingredients and added to products such as snacks, bread, or protein bars. This approach is attracting attention as a possible alternative to meat-based protein.

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英検準1級要約環境

政府や企業が気候変動を遅らせるための新たな方法を探す中、直接空気回収(DAC)と呼ばれる技術が多くの国で注目を集めています。

As governments and companies search for additional ways to slow climate change, direct air capture, commonly called DAC, is receiving growing interest in many countries. This technology removes carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere. Large facilities use chemicals, fans, and filters to separate CO2 from surrounding air before it is transported for long-term storage or other uses.

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英検準1級要約環境

電力需要は一日を通して一定ではありません。

Electricity demand is not equal throughout the day. Large numbers of people may use air conditioners, heaters, or household appliances at the same time, placing heavy pressure on power stations and local electricity networks during peak hours. To manage this demand, time-based electricity pricing systems that charge different rates according to the time of use are now spreading in many regions worldwide.

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英検準1級要約環境

地下の配管を絶えず流れる下水は、寒い冬の時期でも通常、周囲の外気より温かい状態にあります。

Wastewater flowing continuously through underground pipes usually remains warmer than the surrounding outdoor air during cold winter months. New systems called wastewater heat recovery systems are beginning to capture this heat and use it in homes, offices, schools, or public buildings. Heat exchangers and pumps transfer energy from sewage without allowing wastewater to enter the building's heating system.

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英検準1級要約環境

森には、枯れ葉、落ちた枝、密集した植物などが蓄積し、大規模な山火事を激しくする危険な燃料となることがあります。

Dry leaves, fallen branches, and dense vegetation can accumulate in forests and provide dangerous fuel for severe wildfires. To reduce this material, trained teams carefully burn selected forest areas under planned conditions. This practice, often called prescribed burning, is carried out by specialists when weather, wind, moisture, and soil conditions are considered suitable.

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