There’s no question that the Earth is getting hotter. The real questions are: How much of the warming is our fault, and are we 1to slow the devastation by controlling our insatiable 2for fossil fuels?
　　Global warming can seem too 3to worry about, or too uncertain-some- thing projected by the same computer 4that often can’t get next week’s weather right. On a raw winter day you might think that a few degrees of warming wouldn’t be such a bad thing anyway. And no doubt about it: Warnings about 5change can sound like an environmentalist scare tactic, meant to force us out of our cars and restrict our lifestyles.
　　Comforting thoughts, perhaps. Unfortunately, however, the Earth has some discomforting news.
　　From Alaska to the snowy peaks of the Andes the world is heating up right now, and fast Globally, the 6is up I~F over the past century, but some of the coldest, most remote spins have warmed much more. The results aren’t pretty. Ice is 7, rivers are running dry, and coasts are 8threatening communities.
　　The 9are happening largely out of sight. But they shouldn’t be out of mind, because they are omens of what’s in store for the 10of the planet.
A. remote
B. techniques
C. consisting
D. rest
E. willing
F. climate
G. skill
H. appetite
I. melting
J. vanishing
K.eroding
L. temperature
M. curiosity
N.changes
O. skillful