One of NASA’s Most Important Deep Space Observatories Hit by Spanish Wildfires
One of NASA’s Most Important Deep Space Observatories Hit by Spanish Wildfires
美国国家航空航天局（NASA）最重要的深空观测站之一遭遇西班牙山火侵袭
Climate change has now become a problem for the whole solar system. On Friday, wildfires in Spain overran one of three observatories the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration uses to connect with spacecraft, including Voyager 1, the James Webb Space Telescope, and the recently completed Artemis mission around the Moon. 气候变化如今已成为整个太阳系的问题。周五，西班牙境内的山火席卷了美国国家航空航天局（NASA）用于与航天器保持联系的三大观测站之一。这些观测站负责连接的航天器包括“旅行者1号”、詹姆斯·韦伯太空望远镜，以及近期完成绕月飞行的“阿尔忒弥斯”任务。
Spain declared a wildfire emergency as multiple blazes burned out of control near Madrid, with evacuation orders in place for 60,000 people. The affected area includes Robledo de Chavela, a municipality near the Deep Space Communications Complex run by NASA. 由于马德里附近多处火情失控，西班牙宣布进入山火紧急状态，并向6万人下达了疏散令。受影响地区包括罗夫莱多-德查韦拉（Robledo de Chavela），该市镇毗邻NASA运营的深空通信综合体。
Dramatic images captured by news photographers showed the radio telescopes surrounded by smoke and fire. A NASA spokesperson said in an email to WIRED that the agency successfully evacuated all personnel. 新闻摄影师拍摄的震撼画面显示，射电望远镜被烟雾和火焰包围。NASA发言人在给《连线》（WIRED）杂志的电子邮件中表示，该机构已成功撤离所有人员。
They added that while the fire has now passed through the observatory complex, it remains unclear what impact the flames may have had on the sensitive equipment inside. “Any potential damage will be assessed when it is safe to do so,” the spokesperson said. They add that if conditions allow, a site assessment could happen as soon as Saturday. 发言人补充说，虽然火势现已穿过观测站建筑群，但火焰对内部精密设备造成了何种影响尚不清楚。“一旦环境安全，我们将对任何潜在的损坏进行评估。”他们还表示，如果条件允许，最早可能在周六进行现场评估。
For now, NASA said it has “seamlessly transitioned support for mission operations to the Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex in California, ensuring continuity of service and uninterrupted support for spacecraft communications.” 目前，NASA表示已“无缝地将任务运营支持转移至位于加利福尼亚州的戈德斯通（Goldstone）深空通信综合体，确保了服务的连续性以及对航天器通信的不间断支持。”
The facility in Spain, along with the others in Canberra, Australia, and Goldstone, California, make up what NASA calls the “largest and most sensitive scientific telecommunications system in the world.” The network allows NASA to transmit information from Earth to spacecraft, including the most distant human-made object in our solar system, Voyager 1. It’s also used to transfer data from the James Webb Space Telescope and send commands to other space vehicles. Oh, and the sites also contribute to radio astronomy observations. Suffice to say, it’s a very important collection of instruments for understanding the solar system. 西班牙的这一设施，连同位于澳大利亚堪培拉和加州戈德斯通的另外两处设施，共同构成了NASA所称的“世界上规模最大、最灵敏的科学电信系统”。该网络使NASA能够将信息从地球传输到航天器，包括太阳系中距离地球最远的人造物体——“旅行者1号”。它还用于传输詹姆斯·韦伯太空望远镜的数据，并向其他航天器发送指令。此外，这些站点还为射电天文观测做出贡献。可以说，这是理解太阳系至关重要的一套仪器设备。
Spain is far from the only country facing a wildfire crisis. Blazes are also burning out of control in France, where beachgoers saw skies turn orange and waves of ash washing ashore as firefighters worked to stop flames from spreading into the eponymous capital of the Bordeaux wine region. 西班牙绝非唯一面临山火危机的国家。法国的火势也已失控，海滩游客目睹天空变成橙色，灰烬随海浪冲上岸边，消防员们正竭力阻止火焰蔓延至波尔多葡萄酒产区的同名首府。
“We learned in the middle of the afternoon that, following the wind shift, it had become a large, self-sustaining fire that is extremely difficult to bring under control,” French interior minister Laurent Nunez told national television channel Tf1. “It is now moving east, toward the Bordeaux metropolitan area. We are going to reorganize our response so we can fight it from the ground and prevent it from advancing.” “我们在下午得知，随着风向转变，火势已演变成一场难以控制的大型持续性火灾，”法国内政部长洛朗·努涅斯（Laurent Nunez）告诉法国电视一台（Tf1）。“火势目前正向东移动，朝波尔多大都会区蔓延。我们将重新组织应对措施，以便在地面进行扑救，阻止其继续推进。”
Roughly 200,000 people have been told to evacuate across the two countries. 两国总计约有20万人接到疏散通知。
Europe has seen record high temperatures this summer, driven by repeated heat domes camping over the continent and the UK, as well as climate change. Hot weather can dry out vegetation, priming forests to burn when hit by an errant spark. Similar stories have played out in other parts of the world recently, from Ontario, Canada, to the US Pacific Northwest. 今年夏天，受气候变化以及持续笼罩欧洲大陆和英国的热穹顶影响，欧洲经历了创纪录的高温。炎热的天气使植被干枯，一旦遇到零星火花，极易引发森林火灾。近期，从加拿大安大略省到美国太平洋西北地区，世界其他地方也上演着类似的情况。
Cooler weather is expected to arrive in the Mediterranean over the weekend, which should help firefighters get a handle on the blazes. But the respite will be short: Temperatures are expected to shoot up again on Monday and keep climbing throughout the week, eventually reaching up to 10 degrees Celsius (18 degrees Fahrenheit) above normal. That could worsen any wildfires in Spain or France that may still be burning—or help spark new ones. 预计周末地中海地区将迎来凉爽天气，这将有助于消防员控制火势。但这种喘息机会很短暂：气温预计将在周一再次飙升，并在一周内持续攀升，最终可能比正常水平高出10摄氏度（18华氏度）。这可能会加剧西班牙或法国境内尚未熄灭的山火，或引发新的火情。