▶ Your Answer :
The reading passage contains the reason
of the red rain fell in 2001 in India can be explained by three possible theories.
On the other hand, the lecturer brings up several points that contradict this argument.
First, the speaker argues that the idea of
red rain containing blood of bats is far-fetched. The research shows that it is
estimated about 5 million of bats are needed to die at once to create amount of
blood, which is impossible. Also, there were no wings or bones found on the bat’s
habitat. This casts doubt on the reading passage’s claim that the color of the rain
is red because it contained the blood of bats.
Second, according to the lecturer, the theory
of red rain being resulted from volcanic eruption in Philippine is disproven.
This is supported by the fact that the red rain fell only in the Koala region.
If the hypothesis is true, the Philippines would have experienced red rain
too. Also, nearby countries such as Vietnam and others did not experience the
red rain. This refutes the reading passage’s assertion that the red rain resulted
from volcanic eruption of the Mount Mayon in July of 2001, which is located at
Philippine.
The final point made by the lecturer is
that it is unlikely that factories are the cause of the red rain phenomenon.
This is because there are only a few factories in the area where the red rain
fell. Moreover, red rain was not found in the cities that had unfiltered chimneys,
which exerts chemical stuff that can cause chemical pollution. This counters the
reading passage’s argument that chemical pollution released from local factories
caused the red rain. |