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From the Ted Talk by R. Saravanan: Is the weather actually becoming more extreme?

Unscramble the Blue Letters


So, is the increase in exmrete wtaeher due to random chance, or changing climate? The answer is that— while weather will always be a chaotic system— shifts in our climate do irscenae the likelihood of extreme weather entevs.

steiicntss are in near universal agreement that our climate is changing and that human activity is accelerating those changes. But fortunately, we can identify what huamn behaviors are impacting the climate most by tracking which boundary conditions are shifting. So even though next month’s weather might always be a mystery, we can work together to protect the climate for centuries to come.

Open Cloze


So, is the increase in _______ _______ due to random chance, or changing climate? The answer is that— while weather will always be a chaotic system— shifts in our climate do ________ the likelihood of extreme weather ______.

__________ are in near universal agreement that our climate is changing and that human activity is accelerating those changes. But fortunately, we can identify what _____ behaviors are impacting the climate most by tracking which boundary conditions are shifting. So even though next month’s weather might always be a mystery, we can work together to protect the climate for centuries to come.

Solution


  1. human
  2. scientists
  3. increase
  4. events
  5. weather
  6. extreme

Original Text


So, is the increase in extreme weather due to random chance, or changing climate? The answer is that— while weather will always be a chaotic system— shifts in our climate do increase the likelihood of extreme weather events.

Scientists are in near universal agreement that our climate is changing and that human activity is accelerating those changes. But fortunately, we can identify what human behaviors are impacting the climate most by tracking which boundary conditions are shifting. So even though next month’s weather might always be a mystery, we can work together to protect the climate for centuries to come.

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Important Words


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  17. human
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  23. protect
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  26. shifting
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  29. universal
  30. weather
  31. work