Lesson 15 · Climate Change and the FutureClimate Change and the Future
Word List
- glacier: a slow-moving mass or river of ice, formed from snow on mountains
- continuously: all the time; repeatedly, without stopping
- Fahrenheit: a scale for measuring temperature
- century: a period of hundred years
- intensity: the quality of being great or very strong
- hurricane: a violent storm with very strong winds
- atmosphere: the mixture of gases that surrounds the earth
- greenhouse: a structure made of glass which is used to grow plants
- satellite: an electronic device sent into space to gather information
- blooming: producing flowers
- sobbing: crying noisily, taking short breaths
- aid: to help
- arduous: very difficult; needing a lot of effort
- guidance: help and advice about how to live and act