Crazy Weather: Goiás May See Rain and Hail Despite Near 40°C Heat
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Goiás is a state in Brazil. The weather there is very strange right now. It is very hot. The temperature is almost 40°C.
But there is more. Goiás can also get rain and hail. Hail is small balls of ice that fall from the sky.
Experts gave many weather alerts. A weather alert is a warning about bad weather. They warned about a heat wave. A heat wave is many hot days in a row.
They also warned about storms. A storm has strong wind and rain. The alerts say the weather is dangerous now.
A cold front may come soon. A cold front is cold air that moves into an area. It can bring cooler weather.
The cold front may help the city of Anápolis. Anápolis is a city in Goiás. It has been very hot there.
A weather group called Cimehgo studies the weather in Goiás. Cimehgo says the cold front may lower the heat soon.
People in Goiás must be careful. The weather can change fast. It can go from very hot to stormy.
Vocabulary8 words
- temperature
- how hot or cold something is
- hail
- small balls of ice that fall from the sky
- weather alerts
- warnings about bad weather
- heat wave
- many very hot days together
- storms
- bad weather with strong wind and rain
- cold front
- cold air that moves in and changes the weather
- Anápolis
- a city in the state of Goiás
- Cimehgo
- a group that studies weather in Goiás
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1. 40°C 2. Hail 3. True
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Goiás is a state in Brazil. The weather there is very strange right now. It is very hot. The _____ is almost 40°C.
But there is more. Goiás can also get rain and _____.
Experts gave many _____. They warned about a heat wave.
They also warned about _____. The alerts say the weather is dangerous now.
A _____ may come soon. It can bring cooler weather.
The cold front may help the city of _____. It has been very hot there.
A weather group called _____ studies the weather in Goiás.
People in Goiás must be careful. The weather can change fast, from very hot to _____.
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