Prince William Warns of Growing Wildfire Risk in the UK
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Prince William is worried about wildfires in the UK. A wildfire is a big fire that burns outside, often in nature.
He says climate change is making wildfires worse. Climate change means the Earth's weather is slowly changing because of pollution.
The prince said 2026 was a special year for him. It was the first summer he felt "worried about the scale of the wildfires." Scale means how big something is.
William said the risk of more wildfires is "terrifying." Risk means the chance that something bad can happen. Terrifying means very scary.
He thinks the UK could see more wildfires in the future. This is because the weather is becoming hotter and drier.
Many people worry about climate change and nature. The prince's words show that even leaders are thinking about this problem.
Vocabulary15 words
- wildfire
- a big fire that burns outside, often in nature
- climate change
- when the Earth's weather slowly changes because of pollution
- risk
- the chance that something bad can happen
- terrifying
- very scary
- scale
- how big something is
- prince
- a male member of a royal family
- worried
- feeling nervous about something bad
- pollution
- dirty things that harm air, water, or land
- weather
- the condition outside, like rain or sun
- future
- the time that has not happened yet
- nature
- everything in the world not made by people
- leader
- a person who guides others
- burn
- to be destroyed by fire
- hotter
- having more heat
- drier
- having less water
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1. Wildfires in the UK 2. Climate change 3. False
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Prince William is worried about _____ in the UK. A wildfire is a big fire that burns outside, often in nature.
He says _____ is making wildfires worse.
The prince said 2026 was a special year for him. It was the first _____ he felt worried about the scale of the wildfires.
William said the _____ of more wildfires is terrifying.
He thinks the UK could see more wildfires in the _____.
This is because the weather is becoming _____ and drier.
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