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Three teenagers — Lena, Danil and Artem — have to make a presentation on an environmental problem. They've decided to search the Internet for some information.
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- But now a new problem aroused
- This leads to temperature rising
- lead to increased risk of wildfires
- the soil's natural balance
- all around the world
Climate change: what is it?
Carbon dioxide, or CO₂, is vital for our planet not to get frozen solid, since it makes air, soil and ocean waters warmer. [ ]: the levels of CO₂ are reaching a critical point, where there is too much of it being produced thanks to cars, factories, deforestation and agriculture to some extent. [ ] all over the globe, which may seem nice at first — there is no snow in winter, and the climate is mild, so you can wear a coat as if it is spring. But the problem lies in how harmful it is to nature. Extreme droughts [ ], and the rising sea levels cause flooding and, as a result, destruction not only of people's property and crops, but also of [ ]. Moreover, it leads to extinction of many plants and animals [ ].