Public Meeting on Climate Change and Extreme Weather in Villafranca
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A town group is holding a meeting about weather.
The meeting is in San Martino in Villafranca.
The name of the event is "Meteorologia per tutti".
This means "Weather for Everyone" in English.
A local group called the Pro Loco is organising it.
The group's name is Pro Loco San Martèn.
Two climatologists will speak at the meeting.
Their names are Manuele Morgagni and Luca Zaccheroni.
Climatologists are scientists who study the climate.
The meeting will talk about climate change.
It will also talk about extreme weather events.
Extreme weather means very strong storms, heat, or rain.
The event also has a part about jobs in weather science.
This part is called "A future in meteorology."
The meeting wants to teach people about these big topics.
Vocabulary6 words
- Pro Loco
- a small group in Italy that helps a town
- climatologist
- a person who studies weather over long time
- climate
- the normal weather of a place over many years
- climate change
- when the Earth's weather changes a lot over time
- extreme weather
- very strong or unusual weather, like big storms
- meteorology
- the science of studying weather
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1. Meteorologia per tutti 2. Pro Loco San Martèn 3. Climate and weather
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A town group is holding a _____ about weather.
The meeting is in San Martino in _____.
The name of the event is "_____".
A local group called the _____ is organising it.
Two _____ will speak at the meeting.
Their names are Manuele _____ and Luca Zaccheroni.
The meeting will talk about climate _____.
It will also talk about extreme _____ events.
The event also has a part about _____ in weather science.
This part is called "A future in _____."
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