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From the Ted Talk by Dorcas Naishorua: Lessons from people already adapting to the climate crisis

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This is not just about food insecurity. It's about the erosion of our way of life.

Let me provide a clearer picture of our daily lives. After milking the cows, the sale of the milk brings in a msdoet icmnoe, allowing us to purchase essentials and have our children go to school. At home, a simple meal of milk and ugali, a staple food, sustains us.

However, this routine is often disrupted. The dry saosen presents a different reality. The once vibrant plains tfonrrsam into graveyards for cattle, with their skulls serving as a hnatunig reminder of the hhresanss of climate change. Our crops wither, leaving families with empty sacomhts and schools with empty cralososms.

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This is not just about food insecurity. It's about the erosion of our way of life.

Let me provide a clearer picture of our daily lives. After milking the cows, the sale of the milk brings in a ______ ______, allowing us to purchase essentials and have our children go to school. At home, a simple meal of milk and ugali, a staple food, sustains us.

However, this routine is often disrupted. The dry ______ presents a different reality. The once vibrant plains _________ into graveyards for cattle, with their skulls serving as a ________ reminder of the _________ of climate change. Our crops wither, leaving families with empty ________ and schools with empty __________.

Solution


  1. transform
  2. haunting
  3. modest
  4. harshness
  5. income
  6. season
  7. classrooms
  8. stomachs

Original Text


This is not just about food insecurity. It's about the erosion of our way of life.

Let me provide a clearer picture of our daily lives. After milking the cows, the sale of the milk brings in a modest income, allowing us to purchase essentials and have our children go to school. At home, a simple meal of milk and ugali, a staple food, sustains us.

However, this routine is often disrupted. The dry season presents a different reality. The once vibrant plains transform into graveyards for cattle, with their skulls serving as a haunting reminder of the harshness of climate change. Our crops wither, leaving families with empty stomachs and schools with empty classrooms.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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climate change 6
harsh reality 2
renewable energy 2


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