She said trees and grass combat " urban heat islands: " areas in cities that can get dangerously hot.

她说，花草树木可以对抗" 城市热岛" ，即城市中可能会出现危险高温的区域。

Authorities say the flames have raised nearly have the island's land area, consuming the unique ecosystem of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

当局表示，大火几乎已经蔓延到了岛上的陆地，烧毁了联合国科教文组织世界遗产的独特生态系统。

South Korean researchers spent years examining the island's poorly kept burial areas, where stone or wooden markers were often missing, damaged or not clearly marked.

韩国研究人员花了数年时间调查了该岛年久失修的墓地，那里的石制或木制的标记经常丢失、损坏或模糊不清。