1. Environmenta lthreats - Soluções

1. Environmental threats - Chemical discharges; deforestation; desertification; energy consumption; flooding; global warming; overfishing; overpopulation; ozone depletion; pollution; raw sewage; soil erosion; toxic wastes; water shortages.
Environmental solutions - Electric cars; endangered species protection; energy consumption reduction; litter clean-ups; organic farming; ozone depletion; recycling.

2. shifting; melting; rising; droughts; health; emissions; temperature; systems.

3. true; false; false.

4. Possible answer:  The evacuation of up to 150,000 people from 20 cities of India was ordered last Monday. Residents may not be able to return to their homes for up to two weeks, officials said. All public and private schools were closed and authorities told residents to avoid all non-essential travel. Many bridges and roadways were closed to traffic due to rising water. The worst is expected to be over by tonight but it will take weeks or even months before India returns to normality.

5. 150,000 ordered to evacuate due to flooding; 6.0 magnitude quake rocks Indonesia; Largest fire in Australian history not contained; Record heat wave hits Britain; Five skiers die in French Alps avalanches.