Read the text and fill in the gaps with the words below. WHAT IS THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT?Many greenhouse gases, e.g. carbon dioxide, methane and ozone, exist naturally and are needed to create the Blank 1 Вопрос 1greenhouse effect that keeps the
Earth warm enough to support human life. However, the use of fossil
fuels, e.g. oil, natural gas and Blank 2 Вопрос 1coal , has produced excessive amounts of
greenhouse gases, and the result is Blank 3 Вопрос 1global warming : an increase in the
average temperature on Earth. Of the 15 warmest years on record , 14 have
occurred since 2000.
The effects of climate change can already be seen in our Blank 4 Вопрос 1everyday lives .
Summers are getting hotter and winters are getting wetter, so drought and Blank 5 Вопрос 1floods are becoming more common. With it, animal and plant life is
suffering – some Blank 6 Вопрос 1species will disappear altogether – and certain illnesses,
e.g. hay fever, asthma and Blank 7 Вопрос 1 skin cancer , are becoming more common.
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