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Vocabulary
1. moderate=temperate, mild, calm
look out of the window
to determine=to decide, to settle
as=because
state=condition
arid, semi-arid
Mediterranean, the Mediterranean Sea
visual aids
marine, continental, tundra, arctic, maritime
due to...=because of, owing to
range from... to...
rise to..., drop(fall) to...
latitude
current (the Gulf Stream)
warm up, cool down
incredible - incredibly
distinct - distinctly
sharp
severe - harsh
annual - annually
on average
even - evenly
significant=important, serious, essential; significantly
2. extreme weather events
experience, to experience
scared
insecure=unsafe, dangerous
slippery
avalanche, black ice, blizzard, drought, flood, freezing rain, hoar frost, heatwave, hurricane, ice storm, lightning, storm, thunder; thunderstorm=storm, disaster; tornado, wildfire
to flood
violent
coating - a thin layer
spin, to spin, spinning
to spread quickly (very fast, rapidly)
random, at random
kmph - kilometres per hour
a river bursts its banks
to slide, slide a mountain
3. related to
to cause damage, to damage
to suffer from
impact = influence, effect (on)
catastrophe, catastrophic
to destroy - destruction, destructive, indestructible
hectare
lack of smth, to lack smth.
to lose, loss of
chaos
to disrupt - disruption
to sweep through/across
to evacuate
seawall
disaster = catastrophe, disastrous, natural disasters
to injure smb, injury
(tropical) cyclone
strike, to strike (struck)
environment, environmental
4. to survive extreme weather
kit
car safety kit
emergency = accident, disaster, catastrophe
knife
snow brush
ice scraper
small shovel
first aid kit
booster cables
drinking water
sleeping bag
money
tool kit
paper towels
torch
blanket
mobile phone
a tow chain (rope)
pillow
long-lasting snacks
tinned food
to warn, warning
get frostbite
be stranded
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