5. Read again and decide if the sentences are T (true), F (false) or NS (not stated). Justify your answers. 1) It rains a lot in Catatumbo, Venezuela. 2) It’s possible that the Catatumbo lightning is helping the Earth. 3) Ball lightning appears for longer than normal lightning. 4) Fire tornadoes can happen when a fire is very hot and it’s windy. 5) The one in Brazil was 1.6 km high. 6) They don’t happen very often. 7) The rain of fish is a new phenomenon. 8) Strong winds probably cause ...

1. T — The Catatumbo lightning occurs very frequently, for many hours and on many nights a year.
2. T — The text says that lightning produces nitrogen oxide, which probably helps restore the ozone layer.
3. T — Ball lightning usually lasts longer than an ordinary lightning bolt.
4. T — Fire tornadoes can form when wildfires combine with strong winds.
5. T — The text says that fire tornadoes can reach about 1.6 km in height.
6. T — Fire tornadoes are described as very rare.
7. F — The rain of fish has happened every summer in the region of Yoro for over a century.
8. The rest of sentence 8 is covered in the photograph, so it cannot be answered reliably without the missing text.

Ответ: 1 — T; 2 — T; 3 — T; 4 — T; 5 — T; 6 — T; 7 — F. Sentence 8 requires the missing ending.