2020 Flashcards by Aoife Luc

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reference

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tagairt

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threat/menace

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bagairt

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future

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todhchaí

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the human race

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an chine dhaonna

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climate change

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athrú aeráide

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particular place

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áit faoi leith

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period

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tréimhse

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dry

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tirim

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temperature

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teocht

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drought

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triomach

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flood

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tuile

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ice caps

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oighearchaidhpeanna

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melting

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ag leá

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to heat

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a théamh

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than it was before

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ná mar a bhí sé roimhe seo

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solar activity

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gníomhaíocht gréine

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global warming

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téamh domhanda

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greenhouse gases

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gáis ceaptha teasa

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is burned

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dóitear

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fossil fuels

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breoslaí iontaise

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appliances

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fearais

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source of energy

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foinse fuinnimh

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increase

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méadú

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being transported

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á n-iompar

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vechiles

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feithiclí

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passengers

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paisinéirí

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the engines

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na hinnill

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the emissions

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na hastaíochtaí

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forests

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foraoisí

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especially

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go háirithe

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to cool

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a fhuarú

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they absorb

A

súnn siad

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wood

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adhmad

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it is a cause for great concern

A

is cúis mhór imní é

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deforestation

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dífhoraoisiú

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rainforests

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foraoisí báistí

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less

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níos lú

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there’s now fewer trees to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

A

tá níos lú crann ann anois leis an dé-ocsaíd charbóin a bhaint as an atmaisféar

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methane

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meatán

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agriculture

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talmhaíocht

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is emitted

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astaítear

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fertilizer

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leasachán

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artificial fertilizer

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leasachán saorga

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to spread

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a scaipeadh

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animal slurry

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sciodar ainmhithe

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soil

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ithir