1 The article says that extreme weather is ...
more common nowadays.
not natural.
more unusual in the USA.
2 Examples of extreme weather include ...
warm, wet air.
El Niño and La Niña.
very hot weather in Europe.
3 One cause of extreme weather is ...
floods across large areas.
very hot summers.
water vapour in the atmosphere.
4 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.
5 What happened after the extreme rain in Rio de Janeiro?
There were big floods.
There were many deaths.
Millions of people were affected.
6 What caused many deaths in 2003?
hot weather.
floods.
a drought.
7 The article says that extreme weather events are the result of...
natural cycles.
human activity.
natural cycles and human activity.
8 What is happening to the oceans?
They are getting bigger.
They are getting hotter.
They are producing greenhouse gases.
9 Satellites can measure ...
the temparature of the Pacific Ocean.
the number of hurricanes.
the amount of water vapour in the air.