Our climate is changing around the world. Because of man-made pollution, the earth is becoming warmer
and warmer. The 1990s were the warmest ten years and the 20th century was the warmest century.
There are many signs of the climate change around us. In Europe, the glaciers (冰川) of the Alps are
disappearing and the droughts in the Mediterranean are worse than before. Southern Spain is turning into
desert. And, as ice melts, sea levels all over the world are rising.
We are in danger because it will rain less because of the hot weather. In Southeast England there used
to be much rain. but the amount of rain will drop by half in the next 40 years. Fewer people may die from
cold in winter. but many more could die from heat in summer. In the summer of 2003, about 20,000 people
died from heat in France and soon happened in Britain.