Weather Warning Issued for Mallorca: Heat, Rain and Storms
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Spain's weather agency AEMET has a warning for Mallorca. The warning is about hot weather, rain, and storms. It is for Friday, August 14. Mallorca is an island in the Baleares region of Spain.
The weather will be bad in Palma, the main city of Mallorca. Temperatures will be very high. There will also be rain and storms. AEMET gives warnings to keep people safe.
An alert tells people about danger. People need to be careful in bad weather. Tourists and local people should watch the news for updates. The weather can change fast in summer.
Vocabulary15 words
- AEMET
- the weather agency in Spain
- Baleares
- a group of islands in Spain, near the coast
- storms
- very bad weather with strong wind and rain
- alert
- a warning about danger
- temperatures
- how hot or cold it is
- island
- land with water all around it
- warning
- words that tell people about danger
- region
- a part of a country
- weather
- sun, rain, wind, or heat outside
- careful
- paying close attention to stay safe
- danger
- something that can hurt you
- tourists
- people visiting a place for holiday
- local
- from that place
- update
- new information
- summer
- the hottest season of the year
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Answer key
1. A weather alert 2. Heat, rain, and storms 3. True
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Spain's weather agency AEMET has a _____ for Mallorca. The warning is about hot weather, rain, and _____. It is for Friday, August 14. Mallorca is an _____ in the Baleares region of Spain.
The weather will be bad in _____, the main city of Mallorca. _____ will be very high. There will also be rain and storms. AEMET gives warnings to keep people _____.
An alert tells people about _____. People need to be careful in bad weather. _____ and local people should watch the news for updates. The weather can change fast in _____.