Words

• achieve = reach
• additional = extra
• atmosphere = the mixture of gases that surrounds a planet
• average = usual, normal
• cause = lead to
• century = a hundred years
• climatologist = person who studies the climate and weather over a longer period of time
• compile = put together
• conclusion = final result
• confirm = to have proof that something is true
• crops = plants, like wheat or rice which farmers grow as food
• depend on = need very much
• due to = because of
• experience = see when something happens
• flooding = when land becomes covered with water
• glacier = large mass of ice that moves slowly down a mountain valley
• global community = all the people in the world
• goal = something that you hope to achieve in the future
• in addition = also
• issue = to make an official statement
• melt = turn to water
• mountain range = group of mountains
• rainfall patterns = where and when rain falls over a certain period of time
• recent = only a short time ago
• researcher = someone who studies a subject closely in order to find out more about it
• retreat = when something moves back
• river plains = flat area of land around rivers
• scientist = a person who is trained in science and works in a laboratory
• shortage = not enough of something
• valley = area of low land between two mountains with a river flowing through it
• water-related = here: because of water problems
• witness = experience important events

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