气候变化通过极端高温、干旱、火灾和洪水对美国放射性设施构成威胁。 Climate change poses risks to US radioactive sites through extreme heat, drought, fires, and floods.
气候变化增加了美国含有放射性物质的场所的风险，包括研究实验室、军事设施和发电厂。 Climate change increases risks to US sites with radioactive material, including research labs, military facilities, and power plants. 极端高温、干旱、更长的火灾季节以及强烈的暴雨威胁着敏感场所，其中一些场所储存着数十年的放射性废物，而另一些场所则进行着重要的国防研究。 Extreme heat, drought, longer fire seasons, and intense rainstorms threaten sensitive sites, some housing decades of radioactive waste, and others performing critical defense research. 这些地点附近的野火和洪水可能会扰乱运营并带来健康风险。 Wildfires and flooding near these locations could disrupt operations and pose health risks.