Northern California Weather Cools, but Fire Danger Rises in Sierra Nevada
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Northern California will get cooler weather soon. This is good news for many people. But there is also bad news for one area.
The Sierra Nevada is a big mountain range in California. The National Weather Service (NWS) gave a warning for this area. They call it a Fire Weather Watch.
A Fire Weather Watch means fires can start easily. The weather can help fires grow fast. This is dangerous for people and nature.
The NWS also gave a red flag warning for Thursday. This warning is very serious. It means fire danger is very high on that day.
People in the Sierra Nevada should be careful. They should not make fires outside. Small sparks can start big fires.
The rest of Northern California will feel cooler air. This is called a cooling trend. Temperatures will go down for some days.
Weather experts watch the Sierra Nevada closely. They want to keep people safe from fires.
Vocabulary15 words
- Sierra Nevada
- a big mountain area in California
- National Weather Service
- a US group that tells people about weather
- Fire Weather Watch
- a warning that fires may start easily soon
- red flag warning
- a strong warning about very high fire danger
- cooling trend
- when the weather gets colder over some days
- temperature
- how hot or cold something is
- warning
- words that tell people about danger
- danger
- something that can hurt people
- weather
- how hot, cold, wet, or dry it is outside
- mountain
- a very tall part of land
- spark
- a tiny piece of fire
- careful
- acting in a safe way
- area
- a place or region
- serious
- very important, not small
- expert
- a person who knows a lot about something
Quiz
Answer key
1. It will get cooler 2. In the Sierra Nevada mountains 3. On Thursday
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Northern California will get _____ weather soon.
The Sierra Nevada is a big mountain range in _____.
The National Weather Service gave a warning called a Fire Weather _____.
A Fire Weather Watch means fires can start _____.
The NWS also gave a red flag _____ for Thursday.
This warning means fire danger is very _____ on that day.
People in the Sierra Nevada should not make _____ outside.
Small _____ can start big fires.
The rest of Northern California will feel _____ air.
This is called a _____ trend.
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