Climate Flashcards by Camille Lafon

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climatologue

A

a climate scientist

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ballon sonde

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weather balloon

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dioxyde de carbone

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carbon dioxide

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émissions de gaz à effet de serre

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greenhouse gas emissions

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perte énergétique

A

waste energy

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banquise

A

ice field

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surconsommation

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overconsumption

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la calotte glaciaire

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the polar icecap

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fondre

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to thaw

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nappe phréatique

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ground water

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empreinte carbone

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carbon imprint

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un glacier

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a glacier

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ouragans

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hurricanes

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la couche d’ozone

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the ozone layer

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pesticide

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pesticide

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espèce en danger

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endangered species

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espèce éteinte

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extinct species

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substance polluante

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pollutant

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sécheresse

A

drought

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séisme

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earthquake

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marée noire

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oil spill

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pétrole

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oil

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niveau

A

level

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incendie

A

blaze

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décharge

landfill

égout

a sewer

eaux usées

sewage

se répandre

to spill, spilt, spilt

cancérigène

cancer-causing

non renouvelable

exhaustible

être en voie d'extinction

to be on the brink of extinction

stocker du CO2 dans les océans

to store CO2 in the seas

une campagne de sensibilisation

an awareness campaign

une éolienne

a windfmill

un barrage

a dam

un panneau solaire

a solar panel

une plate-forme pétrolière

an oil rig

exploiter des ressources

to tap resources

jeter

to dump

victimes

casualties

une source

a spring

un étang

a pool

une mare

a pund

un fleuve

a river

un cours d'eau

a stream

une branche

a branch

une feuille

a leaf

un sapin

a fir

un pin

a pine

un volcan

a volcano

la marée

the tide

le rivage

the shore

la forêt tropical

the rainforest

mettre en dnger

to jeopardize

la chaleur

the heat

un orage

a thunderstorm

la foudre

lightning

une avalanche

an avalanche

le brouillard

the fog

un glissement de terrain

a landslide

épuisement

exhaustion