Read the following excerpt from Far North.



In the morning the Chinook was blowing stronger than ever, so strong it kept threatening to knock us down….

Fifty-five degrees above zero. Except for a twenty- or thirty-foot strip of ice clinging to both shores, the wide Nahanni was running open water. Suddenly I could think only of escape, and I was already picturing how we could do it.



This excerpt describes the setting during certain weather conditions. Look at the phrases below, and click the ones that describe the changes that are happening in this setting.

(Choose 3)

high winds


river totally iced over


temperature is rising


ice melting on river


extremely cold temperatures