Palermo Faces Orange Fire Alert and Red Heat Warning
Listen to the story
There is bad weather news for Palermo, a city in Sicily. Tomorrow, the city will have two alerts. An alert is a warning about danger.
The first alert is orange. It is for wildfire risk. A wildfire is a big fire in nature. Orange means the risk is high.
The second alert is red. It is for a heatwave. A heatwave is many hot days together. Red is the most serious color.
The heat in Sicily is getting worse. The temperature is now more than 39 degrees. This is very hot weather.
People in Palermo need to be careful. They should drink water and stay in the shade. They should also be careful with fire.
Local news gives weather updates for Sicily every day. People can watch these updates on TV or online.
Vocabulary15 words
- alert
- a warning about danger
- wildfire
- a big fire outside, in nature
- heatwave
- many very hot days in a row
- temperature
- how hot or cold something is
- risk
- the chance that something bad happens
- region
- a big area of a country
- warning
- words that tell people about danger
- degree
- a unit used to measure heat
- shade
- a cool, dark place out of the sun
- serious
- important and needing attention
- danger
- something that can hurt you
- careful
- thinking about safety
- update
- new information about something
- weather
- the condition outside, like rain or sun
- local
- from a nearby place
Quiz
Answer key
1. Orange 2. Heatwave 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
There is bad weather news for Palermo, a city in Sicily. Tomorrow, the city will have two _____.
The first alert is orange. It is for _____ risk. A wildfire is a big fire in nature.
The second alert is red. It is for a _____. A heatwave is many hot days together.
The heat in Sicily is getting worse. The _____ is now more than 39 degrees.
People in Palermo need to be _____. They should drink water and stay in the shade.
Local news gives weather _____ for Sicily every day.