Morocco Sees Sudden Weather Changes: Storms and Heat
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Morocco is having strange weather this week. In some places, the weather is changing very fast. There is strong rain and thunder in many areas. The rain is falling hard and fast. In the south, it is very hot. The heat is strong there. People say the heat is 'holding' the south.
Because of the heavy rain, some valleys are getting a lot of water. This is called a flood risk. Water can move fast through the valleys after big rain. People in these areas need to be careful.
The weather report was for Sunday. It talked about hot weather in the south and storms in other parts of the country. This shows how different the weather can be in Morocco at the same time.
Vocabulary15 words
- weather
- how hot, cold, wet, or windy it is outside
- thunder
- the loud sound during a storm
- valleys
- low land between hills or mountains
- flood
- too much water covering the land
- storm
- very bad weather with strong wind or rain
- region
- a part of a country
- heat
- very hot temperature
- rain
- water that falls from clouds
- south
- a direction; the bottom part of a map
- risk
- a chance something bad can happen
- strong
- having a lot of power
- areas
- places or parts of a country
- fast
- quick; not slow
- hot
- having high temperature
- careful
- paying close attention to stay safe
Quiz
Answer key
1. It is changing suddenly 2. Very hot 3. True
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Morocco is having strange _____ this week. In some places, the weather is changing very fast. There is strong rain and _____ in many areas. The rain is falling hard and fast. In the south, it is very hot. The heat is strong there. People say the heat is 'holding' the south.
Because of the heavy rain, some _____ are getting a lot of water. This is called a _____ risk. Water can move fast through the valleys after big rain. People in these _____ need to be careful.
The weather report was for Sunday. It talked about hot weather in the south and _____ in other parts of the country. This shows how different the weather can be in Morocco at the same time.