* What is the main point of this article?
The main point of this article is to show the readers that the climate is changing in real, not in theory.
* List four vocabulary words that you do not recognize or understand, lookup the definitions, write them out using your own words.
Reluctant: Doing something in an unwilling way
Battered: To smash something hardly; to damage
Droughts: An extended period of months or years when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply
Variability: Being uneven; the state of being variable
* What is the difference between “weather” and “climate”?
Weather is the state of climate for a short period of time, while climate is weather for a long period of time.
* What are the examples listed in the article of “extreme weather”?
Record-breaking heat wave in Russia, flooding in New England, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma,...
* What experiences have you had with “extreme weather”?
On a sudden and unexpected rain, waters flooded my house (an apartment on the 8th floor).
* What does the word “perception” mean?
To be aware of something
* What is your “perception” of global climate change?
My perception of global warming is the rising of sea level might causes flood in Vietnam and coast cities.
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