What is happening to our weather?

The article says that extreme weather is ...

• more common nowadays.

• not natural.

• more unusual in the USA.

Examples of extreme weather include ...

• warm, wet air.

• El Niño and La Niña.

• very hot weather in Europe.

Why was the rain in Nashville an extreme event?

• It last happened a thousand years ago.

• A lot of rain fell over a long time period.

• A lot of rain fell in a short time

What happened after the extreme rain in Rio de Janeiro?

• There were big floods.

• There were many deaths.

• Millions of people were affected.

What caused many deaths in 2003?

• hot weather

• floods

• a drought

The article says that extreme weather events are the result of ...

• natural cycles.

• human activity.

• natural cycles and human activity.

What is happening to the oceans?

• They are getting bigger

• They are getting hotter.

• They are producing greenhouse gases.

Satellites can measure ...

• the temparature of the Pacific Ocean.

• the number of hurricanes.

• the amount of water vapor in the air.

One cause of extreme weather is ...

• floods across large areas.

• very hot summers

• water vapor in the atmosphere.