Europe's summer drought is so extreme that desertification is a growing threat

A bilingual Dutch story with sentence-by-sentence English translation. Level: BEGINNER (CEFR). Tap any word in the DuoBook reader for an instant translation.

De zomerzon is dit jaar erg heet in Europa.

The summer sun is very hot in Europe this year.

Er is al vele weken geen regen.

There is no rain for many weeks.

De grond is droog en de planten zijn bruin.

The ground is dry and the plants are brown.

Boeren maken zich zorgen over hun oogst.

Farmers are worried about their crops.

Het land verandert langzaam in een woestijn.

The land is slowly turning into a desert.

Mensen hopen op regen om de velden te redden.

People hope for rain to save the fields.

Vocabulary (Dutch)

Summer
Zomer
Drought
Droogte
Dry
Droog
Plants
Planten
Farmers
Boeren
Desert
Woestijn

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