1 What is climate change? 1 2 How does our climate work? 4 3 Getting warmer 8 4 Wetter – and drier 12 5 Extreme weather 17 6 Slow or sudden change? 20 7 How bad will it get? 24 8 Is it all bad? 28 9 Carbon 32 10 What are our governments doing? 35 11 What can you do? 39 GLOSSARY 42 ACTIVITIES: Before Reading 45 ACTIVITIES: While Reading 46 ACTIVITIES: After Reading 50 TRANSLATION 参考译文 53