A Message From Mother Nature Homework

·         What is the main point of this article?

Weather extremes happen more frequently and stronger. Scientists are wondering do weather extremes have to do with climate change.

·         List four vocabulary words that you do not recognize or understand, lookup the definitions, write them out using your own words. 

Arid (adj.): dry, no rain.

Indicate (v): to point out, to show

Vulnerable (adj.): weak, easily to get hurt

Criticize (v): making judgments, showing disapproval

·         What is the difference between “weather” and “climate”?

Weather is short-term period conditions of the Earth’s atmosphere. Climate is how the atmosphere acts for a long period of time.

·         What are the examples listed in the article of “extreme weather”?

Heat waves, hurricanes, floods…

·         What experiences have you had with “extreme weather”?

I have never experienced with extreme weather but I have seen many people in my country had to deal with floods and hurricanes. People lost their houses, their families…

·         What does the word “perception” mean?

Perception is the way we understand things.

·         What is your “perception” of global climate change?

The climate, long-term weather on all over the Earth is changing. Because people released too much CO₂ therefore the gases are trapped in the Earth’s atmosphere and the sun keeps heating the Earth, make our Earth hotter and hotter every day, the phenomenon of CO₂ gets trapped in the atmosphere called greenhouse effect. Some places in the Earth were originally cold, now it is colder, places were dry now is getting drier » the climate’s change make it very hard for living things to live, the environment is becoming harsh for living things to adapt.