British climate is very changeable and unpredictable but the forecasts for the future are even less certain. Speculations suggest that Britain 1) warmer, drier summers and milder winters. Climate scientists admit that, based on the observable evidence, the average temperatures 2) rise even though not much faith can be put in those predictions. The general message is: what has happened to the atmosphere can't be undone overnight. But 3) we panic? The Climate Change Committee says that there is no need to panic now and nothing catastrophic 4) happen the next minute. At the same time, experts warn that if we do not get the situation right, the general expectation is that future generations 5) walk into a disaster. What we see today is that after a severe flood in Nottingham people 6) act and to invest money in defense schemes. Forecasts based on mere prediction suggest that rainfall 7) by 25–30% by 2050 although there is no certainty about this. However, nobody 8) press a panic button because scientists are not sure what the future 9) offer. It is almost impossible to understand what 10) next. In any case, it is easier said than done until the forecasts 11) more certain.

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British climate is very changeable and unpredictable but the forecasts for the future are even less certain. Speculations suggest that Britain 1) [has experienced|will experience|had experienced|must experience] warmer, drier summers and milder winters. Climate scientists admit that, based on the observable evidence, the average temperatures 2) [are going to|must|have to|should] rise even though not much faith can be put in those predictions. The general message is: what has happened to the atmosphere can't be undone overnight. But 3) [can|will|shall|ought] we panic? The Climate Change Committee says that there is no need to panic now and nothing catastrophic 4) [is going to|has|happened|is about to] happen the next minute. At the same time, experts warn that if we do not get the situation right, the general expectation is that future generations 5) [must|have to|are to|should] walk into a disaster. What we see today is that after a severe flood in Nottingham people 6) [are about to|shall|will|are going to] act and to invest money in defense schemes. Forecasts based on mere prediction suggest that rainfall 7) [is going to increase|is about to increase|will increase|must increase] by 25–30% by 2050 although there is no certainty about this. However, nobody 8) [is going to| must|will|is about to] press a panic button because scientists are not sure what the future 9) [should|will|is about to|is going to] offer. It is almost impossible to understand what 10) [has happened|happens| will happen|is happening] next. In any case, it is easier said than done until the forecasts 11) [become |shall become|will become|has become] more certain.

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