Smoke Blankets Oregon - NASA Science
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Onweersbuien troffen Oregon in juli.
Lightning storms hit Oregon in July.
Veel branden begonnen in de bossen.
Many fires started in the forests.
Het weer was erg heet en droog.
The weather was very hot and dry.
Harde wind liet de branden snel groeien.
Strong winds made the fires grow fast.
NASA-satellieten zagen de rook vanuit de ruimte.
NASA satellites saw the smoke from space.
De rook zag eruit als een grote grijze deken.
The smoke looked like a big grey blanket.
Mensen konden de lucht niet makkelijk inademen.
People could not breathe the air easily.
De staatsfunctionarissen gaven een waarschuwing.
The state officials gave a warning.
De luchtkwaliteit was erg slecht.
The air quality was very bad.
Veel families moesten hun huizen verlaten.
Many families had to leave their homes.
Meer dan 10.000 brandweerlieden werkten hard.
More than 10,000 firefighters worked hard.
Zij bestreden de vlammen dag en nacht.
They fought the flames day and night.
Iedereen hoopte op regen om het vuur te stoppen.
Everyone hoped for rain to stop the fire.
De mensen wachtten op een veilige terugkeer naar huis.
The people waited for a safe return home.
Vocabulary (Dutch)
- Lightning
- Bliksem
- Forest
- Bos
- Dry
- Droog
- Satellite
- Satelliet
- Smoke
- Rook
- Air
- Lucht
- Warning
- Waarschuwing
- Quality
- Kwaliteit
- Firefighter
- Brandweerman
- Flame
- Vlam
- Hope
- Hoop
- Safe
- Veilig
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