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Six Degrees
Mark Lynas is a National Geographic Emerging Explorer. In his book, Six Degrees, Lynas predicts what changes global warming will bring to the Earth. He describes what will happen when temperatures increase by six degrees.
A. (🎧1-48) Predict. What do you think will happen when Earth's temperature increases by 1°C, 2°C, or 3°C? Discuss with a partner. Then listen to the interview and check your guesses.
1°C • • a. The Amazon rain forest might burn down.
2°C • • b. Freshwater supplies will decrease.
3°C • • c. Most coral reefs will disappear.
B. (🎧1-49) Listen to the rest of the interview. Check (✔) the things Lynas says we can do to reduce or adapt to global warming.
O Decrease our use of oil and natural gas.
O Use more wind and solar energy.
O Decrease our use of nuclear power.
O Grow more genetically modified crops.
Discussion. Small day-to-day things, like recycling, can help stop global warming. Can you think of more examples? Which one(s) do you do?
