Have you noticed that Taiwan has had more typhoons than normal recently? Even in the years when there weren't as many typhoons, the ones that had hit this island seemed to be much bigger and cause more damage. A simple look _(1)_ newspapers reveals that the world's weather is becoming more extreme. Forests are catching fire because of dry winters. Tornadoes are becoming more _(2)_ because the temperatures are changing. Power _(3)_ for millions have resulted because of huge snowfalls. Ask almost anyone about the causes of extreme weather and you will be told that most cases are linked _(4)_ global warming. Many scientists are convinced that the gradual rise of temperatures on the planet have been caused by _(5)_ of greenhouse gases made by the use offossil fuels and cutting down forests. The higher overall temperatures can change climates, which includes melting or forming ice, _(6)_ the cycle ofprecipitation, or altering ocean currents and air flow. There are skeptics, though, that believe nature repeats itself on a scale that humans have a hard time _(7)_ because of their short lifespans. These skepticspoint to the fact that it was much _(8)_ in the 1930s, there were more hurricanes from the 1930s through the 1950s, and even more tornadoes formed from the 1950s through the 1970s. Skeptics also say that scientists are too quick to _(9)_ every single weather variation on global warming. Whether you believe the scientists or the skeptics, you should be _(10)_ for extreme weather. People that live on low-lying islands will definitely have to bemore aware about changes in weather because their properties could beaffected by even the slightest variation in water levels. (A) through (B) understanding (C) shifting (D) concentrations (E) to (F) prepared (G) frequent (H) blame (I) hotter (J) outages
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