Wild Weather
This country experienced huge floods in 2018
Where is Japan?
This is one type of weather mentioned in the reading.
What are floods/droughts/heat waves/tornadoes?
This Italian city is home to the Great Dome.
Where is Florence?
This man built the Great Dome.
Who is Fillipo Brunelleschi?
This many people died in the 2018 Japan floods.
What is at least 225?
Some areas received more than this amount of rain.
What is over 100 centimeters?
Human activity has made the earth this way.
What is warmer?
Construction of this Cathedral began in this specific year.
When is 1296?
Brunelleschi originally had this job.
What is a clockmaker?
Building the dome took this many years.
What is 16 years?
Cars and trucks did this during the floods.
What is floated down the streets?
Higher temperatures cause more of this to enter the air.
What is water?
A concrete dome would have had this major problem.
What is being too heavy?
Brunelleschi built this number of domes.
What is two?
Weather events around the world cost this much in 2017.
What is $340 billion?
Millions of people had to do this after the floods.
What is leave their homes?
Global warming can make hurricanes and other storms this way.
What is stronger?
The Cathedral remained unfinished because builders didn't know how to do this.
What is build the dome?
Brunelleschi invented this to lift materials high into the air.
What is a new machine/lifting machine?
The inner dome was made from this material.
What is stone?