ESA Satellites Capture Wildfires and Extreme Heat Across Europe
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The European Space Agency (ESA) has new photos from space. The photos show wildfires and very hot weather in Europe. ESA uses satellites to take these pictures.
This summer is very hot. Many places in Europe have record temperatures. A record means the highest number ever measured.
The satellites also show an animation. An animation is a moving picture. It shows how the heat moves across Europe.
Scientists say this heat is part of climate change. Climate change means the Earth's weather is changing over a long time. It is getting warmer.
The wildfires are burning in different parts of Europe. Fire and heat together create big problems for people and nature.
ESA says this summer is a record for heat. Some people call it a summer of shame because of the damage from fires and heat.
Vocabulary6 words
- European Space Agency
- a group that works with space and satellites
- wildfires
- big fires that burn outside, like in forests
- satellites
- machines that fly in space and take pictures
- temperatures
- how hot or cold something is
- animation
- a picture that moves
- climate change
- the Earth's weather changing over time
Quiz
Answer key
1. The European Space Agency 2. Rain and floods 3. False
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The European Space Agency (ESA) has new photos from space. The photos show _____ and very hot weather in Europe. ESA uses _____ to take these pictures.
This summer is very hot. Many places in Europe have record _____. A record means the highest number ever measured.
The satellites also show an _____. An animation is a moving picture. It shows how the heat moves across Europe.
Scientists say this heat is part of _____. Climate change means the Earth's weather is changing over a long time. It is getting warmer.
The wildfires are burning in different parts of Europe. Fire and heat together create big problems for people and _____.
ESA says this summer is a record for heat. Some people call it a summer of shame because of the damage from fires and _____.