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HOUSTON, March 3 (Xinhua) -- As another round of storms hit much of the United States Sunday and lingered on Monday, a U.S. expert told Xinhua that climate change could be behind this year's extreme winter.
During the past two months, several rounds of deadly storms have enveloped most parts of the U.S. continent Under Armour Mens Shoes Sale , dumping heavy snow and grounding flights, paralyzing traffic and shutting down schools and local governments.
The normal distribution of air in the northern hemisphere has been disrupted or weakened, explained Prof. Ronald L. Sass with Rice University.
The low pressure system over the Bass Island or up in the north of Hudson Bay are usually controlled by the polar jet stream. But once the polar jet stream weakens, the cold air starts to meander or move southward, causing the extreme temperatures seen in many parts of the U.S. Under Armour Womens Shoes Sale , Sass said.
"What caused that meandering happening is something else. It could be due to climate change," he pointed out.
This year's winter storms are longer in duration, as the polar cold air is sluggish this year and stays at a particular location for a longer time, he explained.
In a contrast, a record high temperature was registered in Greenland Under Armour Shoes Sale , which can cause additional ice melting, and an extremely hot January was experienced in Cuba.
All these unusual and extreme conditions are caused by human's intense activity in the environment, with increasing greenhouse gas emissions, Sass said.
Sass called for the diversifying of sources of energy and a lessened dependence on fossil fuels by utilizing sources such as wind power, solar power Under Armour Youth Shoes , nuclear power, hydroelectric and thermal-generated energy and geothermal energy.
Sass said some people, especially fossil fuel lobbyists and industry advocates, deny the impact of climate change because they don't want their interests hurt.
He believes the lead to curb climate change could be taken, perhaps surprisingly Under Armour Kids Shoes , from the U.S. military. Though he did not elaborate, he said the U.S. Army has been "very active" in addressing the issue.
Sass urged all countries to face the problem immediately instead of waiting for worsened outcomes.
"The problem is whether you pay now or you pay later. People like to pay later because somebody has to do the paying. Mitigating is paying now. We need to do that immediately," he said.
He stressed the need for global cooperation to resolve the issue, and suggested the U.S. and China could be major players in combating climate change.
"The U.S. and China, among others Under Armour Boys Shoes , have to cooperate with each other. The two countries are the principal members of greenhouse gases," he said, "If the U.S. and China would decide to reduce the greenhouse gases significantly, I think the rest of the world will come along with that."
HOUSTON， Feb.2 (Xinhua) -- Former NBA star Yao Ming was warmlywelcomed on Thursday in Houston before the Rockets' formalretirement of his #11 jersey at Toyota Center on Friday night.
During a reception held at city hall on Thursday afternoon，Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner named Feb. 2 "Yao Ming Day" andwelcomed Yao as the city's Goodwill Ambassador.
In 2013， Yao was appointed by former mayor Annise Parker asHouston's Goodwill Ambassador. The appointment was made because ofthe outstanding success he enjoyed with the Rockets since 2003，including eight years taking part in the All-Star Games. Yao wasalso lauded for the international connections he fostered and thecultural enhancement he afforded to the Houston community.
On Thursday afternoon， Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner spokehighly of Yao's contribution as a basketball player and as acultural ambassador.
Turner also congratulated Yao on the occasion of his jerseyretirement.
Rockets boss Leslie Alexander praised Yao as one of the greatestbasketball players in the world.
Chinese Consul General to Houston Li Qiangmin said that Yao is asignificant figure both for Houston and for China-U.S. relations.He described Yao as an ambassador of sports， who promotes culturalcooperation between the two countries through the medium of sports，fostering friendship between the two peoples.
Later on Thursday night， a local fan club also held a receptionto welcome Yao.
Yao， along with his family， arrived in Houston on Jan. 31. Hethanked the mayor and Houstonians for their kindness during his tenyear career in the city.
Yao retired from the Rockets in 2011 and became a Rockets Hallof Famer last year.
The Rockets will hold a special ceremony at Toyota Center onFriday night to retire Yao's No. 11 jersey. He will become thesixth Houston Rocket to have his number and jersey retired.Enditem
BEIJING, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- China's stability and development will benefit the world and bring more opportunities to the United States and the bilateral cooperation Under Armour Mens Shoes , Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday.
Xi made the remarks during a bilateral meeting with visiting U.S. President Barack Obama.
Before the meeting, the two heads of state had a walk at the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in central Beijing.
Xi had dinner with Obama and briefed him on China's efforts in comprehensively deepening reform, advancing rule of law and strengthening the building of the ruling party.
Xi told Obama that "we have found a development path suitable for China's national conditions, which is the socialist path with Chinese characteristics," noting that "we will unswervingly follow it."
Obama is here to attend the 22nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting and pay a state visit to China.
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