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| blizzard | a very bad storm with a lot of snow and strong winds |
| carbon dioxide (CO2) | a gas that has no color or smell that people and animals breathe out of their lungs |
| climate | the normal weather conditions of a region over a long period of time |
| damage | harm or injury caused when something is broken or spoiled |
| desert | a large area of land that has very little water and very few plants |
| drought | a long period of very dry weather |
| flood | a large amount of water that covers an area that is normally dry |
| gas | a substance that is like air--not solid and not liquid |
| global warming | the increase in the temperature of the Earth's atmosphere caused by the increase of certain gases |
| globe | the Earth; also a model of the Earth in the shape of a ball |
| hurricane | a storm with very strong winds and heavy rain, over or near the ocean |
| meteorologist | a person who studies the weather in order to produce a report on what will happen (a forecast) |
| plant | a living thing that grows in soil and has a stem, leaves and roots |
| temperature | how hot or cold something is |
| tornado | a violent storm with a very strong wind that blows in a circle |
| lightning | flash of bright light made by natural electricity between clouds or between clouds and earth |
| thunder | a noise that usually follows a flash of lightning |
| sleet | falling hail or snow mixed with rain |
| hail | frozen rain drops falling from the sky |
