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More than 1,000 children had to leave the summer camp near Loutraki, GreeceA country in southeastern Europe with a population of more than 10 million. . The flames from the wildfire were getting closer every hour.

Wildfires are burning across Greece. The country is in the middle of a heatwaveA period of abnormally hot weather. and fires are starting easily.

It is not just Greece that is in trouble. People in Italy, Spain and other countries are all facing extremeVery great, or beyond what is expected. heat. One place in SicilyThe largest island in the Mediterranean. It is part of Italy. even reached 46.3C.

There have been fires in Switzerland and Spain too. And outside of EuropeThe second-smallest of the world's continents. It has a population of 746 million. , the temperature reached 52C in both the USA and China. Fires are burning in CaliforniaA large state on the west coast of the USA. It is the country's most populous state, with more than 37 million people. First settled by Native Americans as much as 13,000 years ago, the area was subsequently conquered by Spain, then was absorbed into Mexico, which was forced to hand it over to the USA in 1848..

Most people agree that climate changeLong-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Human action is a major cause of climate change. is causing the world to get hotter. Today, scientists think this may be the hottest it has been on Earth for 125,000 years. No other humans have ever known the world to be so hot.

But there is an answer, scientists say. If we stopped burning fossil fuelsFuels made from decomposing plants and animals, including coal, natural gas and oil. These fuels release carbon dioxide, causing global warming. now, we could stop global warmingThe Earth is getting hotter due to climate change. from getting worse. This is possible, experts say, because we have other options to make energy. SolarTo do with the sun. and wind power are cheap - and can be stored.

Can we stop burning fossil fuels?

Yes! We have everything we need to stop burning fossil fuels and start making energy in different ways. It is time to act to slow down global warming.

No! The companies that burn fossil fuels have a lot of power. And lots of people around the world rely on the energy made by burning fossil fuels.

Greece - A country in southeastern Europe with a population of more than 10 million.

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Heatwave - A period of abnormally hot weather.

Extreme - Very great, or beyond what is expected.

Sicily - The largest island in the Mediterranean. It is part of Italy.

Europe - The second-smallest of the world's continents. It has a population of 746 million.

California - A large state on the west coast of the USA. It is the country's most populous state, with more than 37 million people. First settled by Native Americans as much as 13,000 years ago, the area was subsequently conquered by Spain, then was absorbed into Mexico, which was forced to hand it over to the USA in 1848.

Climate change - Long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Human action is a major cause of climate change.

Fossil fuels - Fuels made from decomposing plants and animals, including coal, natural gas and oil. These fuels release carbon dioxide, causing global warming.

Global warming - The Earth is getting hotter due to climate change.

Solar - To do with the sun.