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If they had listened to the warnings about climate change, perhaps we wouldn’t be dealing with such extreme weather events now.

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Sentence

Narrator

If they had listened to the warnings about climate change, perhaps we wouldn’t be dealing with such extreme weather events now.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Giving Advice

Heeding climate change warnings could have prevented these extreme weather events.

Describing Habits

Ignoring the warnings has led to the current extreme weather patterns.

Asking About Others

Did the government adequately respond to the climate change warnings?

Sharing Hypotheticals

Without those warnings, the situation would likely be even worse.

Rephrased versions

Formal

Had appropriate action been taken in response to climate change warnings, the severity of current extreme weather events might be lessened.

Casual

If people had listened, we wouldn't be in this mess with the crazy weather.

Simpler English

If they'd listened, the bad weather wouldn't be so bad now.

Phrases to learn

climate change warnings

Alerts and predictions about the effects of global warming.

extreme weather events

Severe and unusual weather phenomena.