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Weather experts are calling for a new stronger category for hurricanes.
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Answer to Dictation 2
They say this is because climate change is causing more powerful storms.
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Answer to Dictation 3
Scientists want to extend the current scale used to measure hurricanes.
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In the past decade there have been five hurricanes and typhoons.
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The former start in the Atlantic Ocean, while the latter occur in the Pacific Ocean.
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Kossin said it would take a long time for a new category 6 to be accepted.
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Answer to Dictation 7
Inform broader discussions about how to better communicate risk.
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Significantly increasing temperatures are caused by greenhouse gas emissions.
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This increase in emissions is heating oceans which gives the water extra energy.
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Answer to Dictation 10
He said these storms keep getting stronger as the climate changes.
See the category 6 hurricanes lesson for the whole text.
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