Exercise 4

2. "“People come to Alaska to see what they consider to be a _____________ environment and it’s our responsibility to preserve that for residents and visitors.” Washington Times"
5. "Saturday, a total of 2.21 inches of rain had come down in 41 hours, as drops and droplets fell hour after hour, with intensities sometimes light, sometimes heavy and sometimes only barely _____________. Washington Post"
7. "“It’s kind of because of Hurricane Dora, but it’s not a direct result,” he said, calling the fires a “_____________ result” of the hurricane’s wind Washington Times"

1. "The presence of high pressure over Greenland — indicated by what’s known as the negative phase of the North Atlantic Oscillation — has tended to be _____________ this winter, and that may continue into spring. Washington Post"
3. "But those efforts are largely _____________ in the face of a major drought like the one the country is facing. Washington Post"
4. "The population of Western monarch butterflies wintering along the California coast has rebounded for the second year in a row after a _____________ drop in 2020, researchers announced this week. New York Times"
6. "As they traveled, the land became more _____________, rocky, and steep. Where the mountain meets the moon"