Climate Change Text Matching

Read the text and fill in gaps A–F with parts of sentences marked with numbers 1–7. One part in the list is extra.

Climate change

Climate change is putting hundreds of millions of people’s lives at risk, and is threatening nature worldwide – from the poles to the tropics, from mountains to oceans. Many of the world’s biggest challenges, from poverty to dying wildlife, are increased by the climate crisis.

Climate change is caused by increasing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, A __________ the planet’s weather patterns. Such a rise in the average temperature is often referred to as “global warming.”

Climate and weather are often confused. Weather refers to short-term changes in atmospheric conditions, B __________ a much longer period. That is why we still experience cold, snowy days, even though we are now facing a climate crisis, C __________.

The impact of climate change can be seen everywhere, from melting glaciers resulting in a global rise in the sea level, D __________, more frequent heatwaves, and other extreme weather events. All these extreme weather events threaten people’s lives and nature across the planet. They are also more difficult E __________. The longer people wait to act, the worse the situation will become.

While climate change is a global crisis, its effects are not felt evenly worldwide. The poorest, native people, and future generations are those F __________ greenhouse gases. However, they are often the most affected by the climate crisis.