Berita Dunia Bahasa Inggris Bagi Pelajar

21-07-2023 09.00

Italy, Spain, France, Germany, and Poland are facing severe conditions during the Charon heatwave.

(Italia, Spanyol, Prancis, Jerman, dan Polandia menghadapi kondisi parah selama gelombang panas Charon.)

Last week, temperatures in Greece reached 38 degrees Celsius and authorities closed the Acropolis to protect tourists from the extreme heat.  European Space Agency warned of possible record-breaking temperatures which could be dangerous for some people.

(Pekan lalu, suhu di Yunani mencapai 38 derajat Celcius dan pihak berwenang menutup Acropolis untuk melindungi turis dari panas ekstrem. Badan Antariksa Eropa memperingatkan kemungkinan suhu yang memecahkan rekor yang bisa berbahaya bagi sebagian orang.)

A study shows that last year 61,000 deaths in Europe were due to the heat. Southern Europe expects high temperatures next week, too. Joan Ballester from Barcelona Institute for Global Health said that it was important to help people who are at the highest risk. The hot weather is very dangerous to poorer elderly people who don’t have money to buy air conditioning.

(Sebuah penelitian menunjukkan bahwa tahun lalu terjadi 61.000 kematian di Eropa disebabkan oleh panas. Eropa Selatan juga memperkirakan suhu tinggi minggu depan. Joan Ballester dari Barcelona Institute for Global Health mengatakan penting untuk membantu orang yang berisiko tinggi. Cuaca panas sangat berbahaya bagi orang tua miskin yang tidak punya uang untuk membeli AC.)

Kata-kata Sulit: severe (parah), due to (disebabkan), air conditioning (AC).

You can watch the original video in the Level 3 section.

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