Amazon water emergency: BBC News Review
Water levels in the Amazon River are at their lowest levels since records began 121 years ago. It’s because of a shortage of rain caused by the natural El Nino effect. But Brazilian scientists say climate change is also to blame. A state of emergency has been declared in Manaus and 20 other cities.
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👉Key words and phrases:
drought
🔎 period of time with no rain
- Drought can cause dangerous wildfires to start.
- The country had to import food after a drought made crops fail.
overwhelm
🔎 cover something completely and quickly
-The city was overwhelmed by water after the river burst its banks.
-Tourists overwhelm city centres during the summer holiday.
taints
🔎 makes something good turn bad
-The lake was tainted by industrial waste.
-His reputation was tainted after he was caught stealing money from his company.
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(Images: Getty)
👉Key words and phrases:
drought
🔎 period of time with no rain
- Drought can cause dangerous wildfires to start.
- The country had to import food after a drought made crops fail.
overwhelm
🔎 cover something completely and quickly
-The city was overwhelmed by water after the river burst its banks.
-Tourists overwhelm city centres during the summer holiday.
taints
🔎 makes something good turn bad
-The lake was tainted by industrial waste.
-His reputation was tainted after he was caught stealing money from his company.
✔️ 0:00 - Introduction
✔️ 0:26 - Story
✔️ 1:16 - Headline 1
✔️ 2:55 - Headline 2
✔️ 4:20 - Headline 3
✔️ 5:36 - Language summary
More popular videos to help you improve your English:
⭐ 'News Review: Rainforest: destruction gets worse 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14cNavJCsr8&list=PLcetZ6gSk968l1s4WuxwyhiyEUmg5GOZC&index=17
⭐ The difference between 'raining hard' and 'hardly raining' 👉 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0MCwWEyLVF0
⭐ 6 minute English: The relationship between food and mood 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG7dJ6A3l7w
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