Posted at 2016.08.12 Category : New York Times
New York Timesで紹介されていたドキュメンタリー。以前このブログで触れた町が出ていました。シベリアの辺境にある鉱業都市で世界でワースト公害都市の10に選ばれているほどなのです。
通常は次のデイリーメイルの記事のように気候の厳しさやその気候による体調不良、また工場汚染による寿命の短さを中心に置くでしょうか。それに対してこのニューヨークタイムズの方はこの町で暮らす誇りのようなものの方を強調していました。
Life in the freezer: Inside the northernmost city on Earth whose residents endure - 55°C temperatures and two months of total darkness every year
In Norilsk, Siberia, which is situated 250 miles north of the Arctic Circle, the average annual temperature is -10C
The cold period extends for about 280 days per year, with more than 130 days featuring snowstorms
The extreme weather conditions result in anxiety, nervousness, drowsiness and depression for many residents
By CAROLINE MCGUIRE FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 10:30 GMT, 26 January 2016 | UPDATED: 00:55 GMT, 1 February 2016
こちらは映像に添えられていた短い文章の最後のパラグラフです。ただ、この誇りを環境問題などに開き直った態度のように感じて記事を締めているので記者の心情としては複雑なのでしょう。
My Beautiful, Deadly City
Op-Docs
By VICTORIA FIORE AUG. 9, 2016
During my time there, what intrigued me most about Norilsk was not its terrible pollution. Yes, the city is plagued by sulfur dioxide emissions that endanger plant life, discolor snow and reduce life expectancy. But what really makes Norilsk extraordinary is its citizens’ obvious pride in surviving against the odds. Residents consistently say they deeply love their city: Wedding photos are taken at gas-shrouded factories and groups climb mountains to admire the view of refineries.
Eventually I realized I loved the city too, with its surreal, decayed charm. But this raised disquieting questions: Are we as ready as the people of Norilsk to ignore our impact on our environment? Knowing that our voracious consumption fuels industry, and pollution, in Norilsk, are we prepared to alter our habits? I never uncovered why Norilsk is closed to foreigners, but I did find an unsettling future that reflects our own attitudes toward our changing world and a fascinating, deadly, beautiful city.
英検1級の素材で知ったのではありませんが、このように何かで学んだ情報は後でつながることがあります。なにかきっかけがないと素通りしてしまいやすいものですので、なんらかの形で様々な知識に触れるのは大切なんですよね。
通常は次のデイリーメイルの記事のように気候の厳しさやその気候による体調不良、また工場汚染による寿命の短さを中心に置くでしょうか。それに対してこのニューヨークタイムズの方はこの町で暮らす誇りのようなものの方を強調していました。
Life in the freezer: Inside the northernmost city on Earth whose residents endure - 55°C temperatures and two months of total darkness every year
In Norilsk, Siberia, which is situated 250 miles north of the Arctic Circle, the average annual temperature is -10C
The cold period extends for about 280 days per year, with more than 130 days featuring snowstorms
The extreme weather conditions result in anxiety, nervousness, drowsiness and depression for many residents
By CAROLINE MCGUIRE FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 10:30 GMT, 26 January 2016 | UPDATED: 00:55 GMT, 1 February 2016
こちらは映像に添えられていた短い文章の最後のパラグラフです。ただ、この誇りを環境問題などに開き直った態度のように感じて記事を締めているので記者の心情としては複雑なのでしょう。
My Beautiful, Deadly City
Op-Docs
By VICTORIA FIORE AUG. 9, 2016
During my time there, what intrigued me most about Norilsk was not its terrible pollution. Yes, the city is plagued by sulfur dioxide emissions that endanger plant life, discolor snow and reduce life expectancy. But what really makes Norilsk extraordinary is its citizens’ obvious pride in surviving against the odds. Residents consistently say they deeply love their city: Wedding photos are taken at gas-shrouded factories and groups climb mountains to admire the view of refineries.
Eventually I realized I loved the city too, with its surreal, decayed charm. But this raised disquieting questions: Are we as ready as the people of Norilsk to ignore our impact on our environment? Knowing that our voracious consumption fuels industry, and pollution, in Norilsk, are we prepared to alter our habits? I never uncovered why Norilsk is closed to foreigners, but I did find an unsettling future that reflects our own attitudes toward our changing world and a fascinating, deadly, beautiful city.
英検1級の素材で知ったのではありませんが、このように何かで学んだ情報は後でつながることがあります。なにかきっかけがないと素通りしてしまいやすいものですので、なんらかの形で様々な知識に触れるのは大切なんですよね。
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