READING 1

GLOBAL WARMING MAP: Greenhouse Effects

Unfortunately global warming is well under way. Here are some

telltale signs.

Carbon dioxide and other gases from the burning of fossil fuels collect in

the atmosphere and act like the glass walls of a greenhouse, trapping

heat on the earth's surface. Scientists predict that the planet's average

temperature could rise as much as 6.3 degrees F (3.5 degrees C) over

the next century, and we are already seeing heat waves, melting polar

ice and rising seas.

Local impact remains unpredictable: some areas could suffer stronger

storms and other places severe drought. Seven environmental groups -

Environmental Defense Fund, Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra

Club, Union of Concerned Scientists, U.S. Public Interest Research

Group, World Resources Institute and World Wildlife Fund- have put

together a world map showing "early-warning signs" of global warming.

Reviewed by a team of scientists, the signs fall into two categories:

direct manifestations of warming, called fingerprints, and events that

could become more frequent and widespread with climate change, which

are labeled harbingers. Here's an advance look at the highlights of the

map:

Taken from:

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READING 2 CHANGING LIFESTYLES The past couple of decades have seen the rise of a class of
professionals in their 20s and 30s who typically have high disposable incomes and few
responsibilities. The rise of women in paid employment and the corresponding increase in
disposable income has fuelled the increase in alcohol consumption. Young women -those
without family responsibilities- seem best able to fund the habit. The tendency towards
"extended youth" -people putting off marriage and children- may well have contributed
towards the trend of higher consumption of alcohol, among both women and men. Taken
from:
http://www.cuentoseningles.com.ar/articles/women/womenandbooze.htmlLamentablemente
, el calentamiento global está en marcha. Aquí están algunas

signos reveladores.

El dióxido de carbono y otros gases provenientes de la quema de combustibles fósiles se

acumulan en

la atmósfera y actúan como las paredes de vidrio de un invernadero, atrapando

calor en la superficie de la tierra. Los científicos predicen que el promedio del planeta

la temperatura podría aumentar tanto como 6.3 grados F (3.5 grados C) sobre

el próximo siglo, y ya estamos viendo olas de calor, derritiéndose polar

hielo y mares crecientes.

El impacto local sigue siendo impredecible: algunas áreas podrían sufrir más

tormentas y otros lugares sequía severa. Siete grupos ambientalistas

Fondo de Defensa Ambiental, Consejo de Defensa de Recursos Naturales, Sierra

Club, Unión de Científicos Preocupados, Investigación de Interés Público de EE. UU.

Group, World Resources Institute y World Wildlife Fund- han puesto

juntos un mapa mundial que muestra "señales de alerta temprana" del calentamiento global.

Revisado por un equipo de científicos, los signos se dividen en dos categorías:

manifestaciones directas de calentamiento, llamadas huellas digitales, y eventos que

podría volverse más frecuente y generalizado con el cambio climático, que

están etiquetados como heraldos. Aquí hay una vista previa de los aspectos más destacados de
la

mapa:

Tomado de:

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