On the edge of the Atlantic, islands which in parts seem as much water as they are land. Experts say the Uists [in the UK] are on the front line of climate change… and some of those who call this home are already adapting to their shifting landscape.
坐落在大西洋边缘的这些岛屿，一部分看起来已经水陆相间。专家指出，英国尤伊斯特群岛处于气候变化的最前线，这里的部分岛民已经在为适应不断变化的环境做出改变。
Donald MacPhee, crofter
We seem to be getting a lot more rain – very unpredictable, whereas back in my father's days you could guarantee that you'd have plenty of dry weather in August, September. But now it's very unpredictable.
唐纳德·麦克菲 家庭小农场主
“我们这里的降雨量似乎更多了，非常变幻莫测，在我父亲的年代，八、九月份的天气总是会很干燥。但现在则变得难以捉摸。”
And that's not the only challenge facing these islands which are so exposed to wet and stormy weather.
但是这些岛屿所面临的挑战不止于此，还包括潮湿的气候和暴风雨。
Professor Stewart Angus, Coastal1 Ecologist, NatureScot
A lot of the land actually lies below the level of the sea for much of the tidal cycle. Secondly2, you have rising sea levels. Thirdly, you have rising rainfall in wi
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