Listen to the passage again, fill in the following 10 blanks with the wordsyou hear to complete the passage. The planet's temperature is rising. The trend is clear and utakable. Every one of the past 35 years has been warmer than the 20th century 1 ( ) . The 12 warmest years on record have all occurred since 1998. 2012 was the hottest year ever recorded for the contiguous United States. Globally, the average suce temperature has increased more than one degree Fahrenheit since the late 1800s. Most of that increase has occurred over just the past three 2 ( ) . We are 3 ( ) our atmosphere with carbon dioxide, which traps heat and 4 ( ) drives up the planet’s temperature. Where does all this carbon come from? The fossil fuels we burn for energy like coal, natural gas, and oil plus the loss of forests due to deforestation, especially in the tropics. Within the scientific community, there is no debate: An overwhelming majority of climate scientists agree that global warming is happening and that human activity is the 5 ( ) cause. We can act now to reduce our carbon emissions, slow the pace of global warming, and pass on a safer, healthier world to our children. Or we can choose to do nothing, continue 6 ( ) massive amounts of carbon into an already overloaded atmosphere, and suffer the increasingly costly consequences. We have the practical solutions and technologies at hand to substantiallyreduce our emissions, create a clean energy economy, and 7 ( ) the United States as a global leader in innovation. To 8 ( ) it, we must: Demand action from our 9 ( ) leaders. Take , practical steps to reduce our personal carbon emiss ions.Aggressively fight misinformation about global warming. Prepare our cities and communities for the growing 10 ( ) of climate change. Working together, we can do it — and you can help make it happen. Take action today!