New climate theories Air pollution is an increasing environmental concern, and rising global warming temperatures are not the only consequence.... Climate change is now an indisputable phe- According to Schneider, the results will endanger nomenon. Scientists have identified two species such as polar bears. The traditional life- distinct and worrying developments. While style of the Inuit people of the Arctic will also be global warm-ing, which has been predicted for impacted. At the same time, the British Antarctic some time, is clearly taking place, there is also Survey has revised its predictions about the col- growing evi-dence of global dimming a lapse of the Antarctic ice sheet. It used to be be- reduction of sunlight. lieved that it would remain intact until the turn of According to BBC Online, the term global the 22nd century. Now there is a risk of a much dimming was created by Gerry Stanhill, an more imminent collapse. David Walter En-glish scientist who lives in Israel. Stanhill found that sunlight had reduced by 22% in Israel over the past few years. He also noted similar changes in the United States (with) sunlight down 10%), in parts of the former Soviet Union (with a reduction of 30%), and in parts of the British Isles (with a loss of 16%) the cause appears to be air pollution. "Climate change impacts humans and animals. Air pollution caused by fossil fuel emissions, will also probably cause a further rise of 0.6 degrees Celsius of global warming, according to professor Stephen Schneider, a leading climatol-ogist from Stanford University in California. He points out that in the past century there has already been a 0.7. degree temperature increase. READING COMPREHENSION Find in the text the words corresponding to the following definition. 1. 2. 3. A rise in the world temperature that has become a major environmental issue to direct someone's attention. to be A gathering of a sample of data or opinions considered. representative of a whole to fall abruptly and completely. to continue unchanged (5

Ответ:

1. A rise in the world temperature that has become a major environmental issue: Global warming.

2. To direct someone's attention: Focus.

3. A gathering of a sample of data or opinions considered representative of a whole: Survey.

4. To fall abruptly and completely: Collapse.

5. To continue unchanged: Remain.