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From the Ted Talk by Kelly Wanser: Emergency medicine for our climate fever

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In the first one, we're increasing the concentration of greenhouse gases and gradually warming the earth system. This works something like a fever in the human body. If the feevr remains low, its eftcfes are mild, but as the fever rises, damage grows more severe and eventually devastating. We're seeing a little of this now.

In our other experiment, we're planning to remove a layer of particles that brighten codlus and shield us from some of this warming. The effect is strongest in oeacn clouds like these, and scientists epxect the reduction of sulfur emissions from ships next year to produce a measurable iarnscee in global wrnmiag.

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In the first one, we're increasing the concentration of greenhouse gases and gradually warming the earth system. This works something like a fever in the human body. If the _____ remains low, its _______ are mild, but as the fever rises, damage grows more severe and eventually devastating. We're seeing a little of this now.

In our other experiment, we're planning to remove a layer of particles that brighten ______ and shield us from some of this warming. The effect is strongest in _____ clouds like these, and scientists ______ the reduction of sulfur emissions from ships next year to produce a measurable ________ in global _______.

Solution


  1. clouds
  2. ocean
  3. increase
  4. fever
  5. effects
  6. warming
  7. expect

Original Text


In the first one, we're increasing the concentration of greenhouse gases and gradually warming the earth system. This works something like a fever in the human body. If the fever remains low, its effects are mild, but as the fever rises, damage grows more severe and eventually devastating. We're seeing a little of this now.

In our other experiment, we're planning to remove a layer of particles that brighten clouds and shield us from some of this warming. The effect is strongest in ocean clouds like these, and scientists expect the reduction of sulfur emissions from ships next year to produce a measurable increase in global warming.

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