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GLOSSARY
aftermath hypothermia
the events that happen after a disaster when a person’s body temperature gets so cold
he or she could die
carbon monoxide
a colourless, odourless gas produced from meteorologists
burning fuel people who study Earth’s weather
condenses metro
changes from a gas into a liquid a city subway system
damage nonperishable
the harm something does does not go bad over time
electrocute snowbanks
to injure or kill with a strong electric shock mounds of snow
environment snowplows
the natural world vehicles that push snow off roads or sidewalks
forecast whiteouts
to say what will happen in the near future snowstorms in which the blowing snow makes it
nearly impossible to see anything
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