There【小题1】(be) no lights in sight but the night sky glowed (发光) a dusky yellow, because the Amazon was burning. The yellow flames engulfed (吞噬) trees【小题2】lit up the sky. During the day, the sunshine was blocked by thick smoke. So far, the fire【小题3】(put) out.

The government has recorded 72, 843 fires. The fire is just one of【小题4】(they) in the Amazon, the world's【小题5】(large) rainforest and a fighter against climate change. According to Brazil's space research agency INPE, the wildfire has decreased【小题6】17 percent so far compared to the same period in 2018.

Environmental【小题7】(group) said the policies of the government encouraged deforestation (滥伐森林) of the Amazon,【小题8】led to more fires. But the government posted a report and wanted【小题9】(argue) against that. The government claimed that non-governmental organizations【小题10】(angry) set fire to the forest after it cut their funding.

The wildfires in Australia became considerably worse in January, 2020.The disaster【小题1】(face) by the country is far from over. Many of the fires【小题2】(send) smoke high into the atmosphere and some smoke turned into pyro cumulonimbus clouds(积雨云)．The clouds can help a fire draw in more air and shift surface winds,【小题3】(result) in fire tornadoes(龙卷风)．Fires have destroyed habitats for animals that can【小题4】(find) only in Australia, including koalas and rare birds. It will take time to fully know how much harm the fires have done【小题5】wildlife.The wildfires are expected【小题6】(continue) burning for months as Australia entered its dry season.

This past year, 2019, is the hottest and driest year on record.Fires happen【小题7】(regular) during the Australian dry season.However, climate and natural changes are making the situation【小题8】(bad)．At least 12 million acres have been burned so far in Victoria and New South Wales alone.Smoke from the fires has made【小题9】to South America.There is so much smoke that it may stay in the air for months,【小题10】 could have a small effect on the planet's climate.

An unusually heavy monsoon(季风) has caused a disaster in South Asia this year. In May and June it hit Bangladesh and north-eastern India, 【小题1】 (kill) hundreds. Over the past few weeks, it 【小题2】 (hit) Pakistan, where more than 1,100 people have died and at least half a million have lost 【小题3】 (they) homes. A third of the country is under water.

【小题4】 (actual), these countries have spent years developing methods to contain the damage. People 【小题5】 live near the coasts and in regions farther inland have been encouraged to make their houses stronger, and have received money to do so. Shelters have been put in place on raised ground, and repaired to include women-only facilities and take animals, making people more willing 【小题6】 (use) them. As for early warning, researchers gather weather data down to village level to predict flood days 【小题7】 advance.

With climate conditions growing more terrible round the world, they are likely to produce more political instability. As climate change leaves their cities and villages uninhabitable(不适宜居住的), 【小题8】 amazingly large number of people may 【小题9】 (force) to leave their homes in the coming decades. All the 【小题10】 (prepare) in the world are not enough to control the result.