Is nature fighting back? Giant hailstones ruined buildings and hurt many people in a town in Spain. The storm came after a summer of hot weather and little rain.
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Icy missiles rain down on Spanish town
Is nature fighting back? Giant hailstones ruined buildings and hurt many people in a town in Spain. The storm came after a summer of hot weather and little rain.
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What's happening?
La Bisbal d'Emporda is a town in Spain. The people who lived there were very scared. Huge balls of ice were falling from the sky.
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The balls of ice were hailFrozen rain. - but they were much bigger than normal. The hailstones were up to 10 centimetresOne-hundredth of a metre. wide.
The storm lasted for only 10 minutes, but the hailstones smashed the windows of cars and houses. Some fell on people and hurt them.
The largest hailstone we know about fell in the USA. It was 20 centimetres wide.
Hailstones this big are not common. But around the world, many people found it hard to live with the weather this summer. In some places, it has been very hot and in others, very dry.
Is nature fighting back?
Some say
Yes! Humans have caused climate changeLong-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Human action is a major cause of climate change.. If you hurt an animal, it fights back. Now, nature is doing the same.
Others think
No! Nature does not have any feelings. It cannot fight. And giant hailstones are not a new problem.
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Keywords
Hail - Frozen rain.
Centimetres - One-hundredth of a metre.
Climate change - Long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Human action is a major cause of climate change.
Icy missiles rain down on Spanish town
Violent: Hailstones measuring 10cm were the largest to fall in the region for 20 years. Glossary
Hail - Frozen rain.
Centimetres - One-hundredth of a metre.
Climate change - Long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Human action is a major cause of climate change.