美国纽约州北部的格林尼奇（Greenidge）发电厂被阿特拉斯（Atlas）公司收购后用来“挖矿”比特币，上万台矿机日夜不停地工作，产生大量的热量，而用来冷却而排出的热水日积月累竟将下游的冰川湖泊变成了温泉，鱼类的生存面临重大危机。
The Greenidge power plant in the north of New York State of the United States was acquired by Atlas and used for “mining” bitcoin, and thousands of miners worked day and night, generating a large amount of heat, while the hot water that was used to cool down turned down glacier lakes into hot springs.
The survival of fish is in serious crisis.
格林尼奇发电厂由于效益不佳，阿特拉斯公司在2019年将其用于“挖矿”。截止到2021年2月，格林尼奇发电厂生产了1100多个比特币，按照目前的市值，收益已经超过4245万美元。并且该公司还将继续加大投资，根据计划，在2021年年底，发电厂将安装好18000台矿机，而在未来还要再加入10500台。
By February 2021, the Greenwich power plant had produced more than 1,100 bitcoins, yielding more than US$ 42.45 million at current market value. The company will also continue to invest more, according to plan, by the end of 2021, the plant will have 18,000 mine machines installed and 10,500 more will be added in the future.
随着挖矿业务的不断发展，这家矿场（发电厂）对环境的伤害也是越来越大了。截至2020年12月，这家电厂为了挖矿，已经产生了超过24万吨的二氧化碳和等量的温室气体。更重要的是，这里排放的热水还对周围环境造成了伤害。
The damage to the environment at this mine (power plant) has increased as mining operations have continued. By December 2020, the plant had produced more than 240,000 tons of carbon dioxide and its equivalent of greenhouse gases for mining purposes. More importantly, the water released here is also causing damage to the surrounding environment.
冷却水在排出时的温度根据季节从30到42摄氏度不等，源源不断的热水最终流入下游的一个冰川湖。连续57年这里都是美国鳟鱼种群生存数量最大的湖泊，每到繁殖期，都会有无数的虹鳟鱼来到这里产卵，但它们对于水温的波动非常敏感，只喜欢生活在含有更多氧气的冷水中，水温超过21度时，虹鳟鱼就会停止生长，个体开始死亡。
The cooling water at the release temperature varies from 30 to 42°C, depending on the season, and the constant hot water eventually flows to a glacier lake downstream. For 57 years, these are the largest lakes in the United States where rainbow trout survive, and thousands of rainbow trout come to lay their eggs every time they breed, but they are very sensitive to fluctuations in water temperature and only like to live in cold water with more oxygen, and when the water temperature exceeds 21°C, the rainbow trout will cease to grow and the individual will start to die.
根据当地居民的说法，这个原本的冷水湖，如今摸起来已经跟温泉的感觉差不多了。目前环境专家们正在对这里的水温进行调查，差不多在2023年才能得出一个最准确的结果。
According to the local population, the original cold water lake now feels like a hot spring. Environmental experts are investigating the water temperature here, and it's almost 2023 that will be the most accurate result.
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