INSTRUCTIONS: Read the paragraph carefully. Choose the best answer for each question based on the information in the text. Focus on how events are described and what happened.
1. What could have been avoided if the warnings had been taken seriously?
2. How are forests, rivers, and animal habitats described as being affected?
3. What is often argued about the responsibility for environmental disasters?
4. What was proposed to reverse the damage, and what is it dependent on?
5. How is the Earth said to be affected by current actions?
