Warm Ocean Water Changes World Weather
海洋水溫升高改變全球天氣
Introduction
The World Meteorological Organization says El Niño is starting. It will become very strong by September.
世界氣象組織表示，聖嬰現象（El Niño）已經開始，預計到九月將變得非常強烈。
Main Body
The ocean water in the Pacific is getting very warm. This makes the weather more dangerous. People cause climate change, and this makes the storms and heat worse.
太平洋的海水正變得非常溫暖。這使得天氣變得更加危險。人類造成的氣候變遷，讓風暴和熱浪變得更加嚴重。
Many countries are preparing now. Peru has an emergency plan for floods. Indonesia tells farmers to plant different crops because there is not enough rain.
許多國家目前正在準備。秘魯已針對洪水制定了緊急計劃。印尼則告知農民改種不同的作物，因為雨量不足。
Some places have big problems. India has very little rain in some areas. Other places, like Mumbai, have too much rain. The US and Europe have very hot weather.
有些地方面臨嚴重問題。印度部分地區降雨極少。而像孟買等其他地方則降雨過多。美國和歐洲則出現極端高溫天氣。
Conclusion
The world is moving into a strong El Niño. Countries must prepare for very hot days and big rains.
世界正進入強烈的聖嬰現象。各國必須為極端高溫和強降雨做好準備。
Vocabulary Learning
The 'Too Much / Too Little' Pattern
In this text, we see how to describe problems using too much and too little. This is a great way to reach A2 because it helps you explain why something is a problem.
1. The Logic
- Too much More than we want (Bad)
- Too little Less than we want (Bad)
2. Examples from the text
- "Mumbai... have too much rain." (Flood risk!)
- "India has very little rain." (Dry land!)
3. Quick Rule for You Use these words before a thing (noun) to show a problem:
4. Word Swap Instead of saying "The weather is bad," try:
- "It is too hot."
- "There is too much rain."