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Wildfires in Canada. Floods in Italy. DroughtsA time when there is not enough water and the ground is very dry. in France and Spain. And they are all happening in the same week.

Experts say that as the climate changes and the planet gets hotter, extremeVery great, or beyond what is expected. weather is likely to happen more often.

Less than 10 years ago, 196 countries signed the Paris agreementAn agreement signed by 196 countries to try to limit global warming.. They agreed to try to limit global warmingThe Earth is getting hotter due to climate change. to 1.5C. But now, scientists say there is a two in three chance that warming will go beyond 1.5C by 2027.

This is a bad sign, even if temperatures do fall again. After 1.5C warming, most experts think that the problems caused by climate change will get a lot worse. They will be harder to undo.

But some say we should not be too negative. Scaring people is not the best way to get people to change their habitsSomething you do regularly without thinking about it. Habits are hard to change., experts say. Instead, they become too worried to do anything.

Many scientists say there is still a lot we can do to stop climate changeLong-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Human action is a major cause of climate change.. Some are working on new technologies to stop greenhouse gasesGreenhouse gases, which increase the atmosphere's capacity to hold heat, are vital to life on Earth: without them the planet would be freezing. But human activity is disturbing the delicate balance that created the conditions for life as we know it. Carbon dioxide is responsible for 60% of the manmade greenhouse effect, but we also produce smaller quantities of methane, ozone and nitrous oxide, which are even more damaging. from being released. Others point out that everyone can play a part - for example by travelling less or using buses and trains rather than cars.

Yes! The world has already warmed up too much. We are already seeing the problems caused by climate change. It is too late to change that.

No! It is still possible to help the planet. If the whole world works together, we can lower greenhouse gas emissions and start living in a more sustainableAble to continue over a long time. way.

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Droughts - A time when there is not enough water and the ground is very dry.

Extreme - Very great, or beyond what is expected.

Paris Agreement - An agreement signed by 196 countries to try to limit global warming.

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

Habits - Something you do regularly without thinking about it. Habits are hard to change.

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

Greenhouse gases - Greenhouse gases, which increase the atmosphere's capacity to hold heat, are vital to life on Earth: without them the planet would be freezing. But human activity is disturbing the delicate balance that created the conditions for life as we know it. Carbon dioxide is responsible for 60% of the manmade greenhouse effect, but we also produce smaller quantities of methane, ozone and nitrous oxide, which are even more damaging.

Sustainable - Able to continue over a long time.