- Tanzania faces stronger rain and higher night temperatures now.
- Rain will be more extreme in many different areas.
- Hotter nights will affect people in towns and cities.
- Farmers already feel the weather change and crop problems.
- Some people may lose their homes from floods.
- Health problems can grow after extreme rain and floods.
- Communities need help to prepare and stay safe today.
- Leaders must act now to protect vulnerable people quickly.
Difficult words
- extreme — Very strong or severe, more than normal.
- vulnerable — At risk and needing protection from harm.
- flood — Water that covers land after heavy rain.floods
- prepare — Make plans and actions to be safe.
- crop — Plants that farmers grow for food.
- community — A group of people in one area.Communities
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Discussion questions
- Have you seen a flood?
- Do you live in a town or a village?
- What help does your community need to stay safe?
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