Global environmental issues Flashcards by Antonio Pérez Moreno

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smog

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niebla, niebla tóxica

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fog

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niebla, neblina

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smoke

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humo, humear (el humo de un lugar ardiendo)

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mist

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neblina, rociada

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weather

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tiempo

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forecast

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pronóstico, predicción meteorológica

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waste

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desperdiciar, desperdicios, desachos

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litter

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tirar basura en la calle

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rubbish

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basura

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clean

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límpio

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clear

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claro

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surroundings

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alrededores, entorno

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wind

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viento

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rerservoir

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embalse, presa

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lake

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lago

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puddle

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charco

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pond

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estanque

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worldwide

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en todo el mundo, mundialmente

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endangered

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en peligro

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mining

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minería

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coal

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carbón

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Great Barrier Reef

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Gran barrera de coral

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corrode

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carcomer

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simulates

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simular

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deteriorate

deteriorar

emitting

emitir

biodiversity

diodiversidad

dramatic shifts

grandes cambios

a tipping point

punto de infexión

unprecedented

sin precedentes

fossil fuel burning

quema de combustibles fósites

acidifying

acidificando

carbon dioxide

dióxido de carbono

ecosystem

ecosistema

pollution

polución, contaminación

garbage

basura, desperdicios

rubbish

basura

litter

basura

biodegradable

biodegradable

plastic packaging

envases de plástico

to discard

desechar

discarded

desecho

reduce, re-use, recycle

reducir, re usar, reciclar

campaign

campaña

resource

recurso

criticism

crítica

compulsory

obligatorio

financial levy

suma de dinero que pagamos en impuestos. Canon

landfill sites

vertedero

to wean

desenganchar, destetar

behaviour

comportamiento

environmentally friendly

ecológico

ethos

valores, comportamientos

plastic carrier bags

bolsas de plástico

dump

vertedero, basurero, verter

the single-use carrier bag

bolsas de un solo uso

far too few

demasiado poco

greenhouse

invernadero

drought

sequía

starvation

inanición, hambruna

gushing into gulf

extraídos del golfo, brotan del golfo

Where have all the bees gone?

¿Dónde se han ido las abejas?

Crop failure spells disaster.

Las malas cosechas son un desastre.

rising sea levels, declining snow cover and retreating glaciers

aumento del nivel del mar, la disminución de la capa de nieve y glaciares en retroceso

heat waves

olas de calor

chopped down

talados

oil rig

plataforma petrolífera

carbon-neutral

sin emisiones de carbono?