Climate Flashcards by Camille Lafon | Brainscape

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climatologue

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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

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waste energy

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banquise

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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

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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

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level

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incendie

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blaze

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décharge

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landfill

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égout

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a sewer

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eaux usées

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sewage

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se répandre

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to spill, spilt, spilt

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cancérigène

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cancer-causing

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non renouvelable

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exhaustible

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être en voie d’extinction

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to be on the brink of extinction

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stocker du CO2 dans les océans

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to store CO2 in the seas

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une campagne de sensibilisation

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an awareness campaign

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une éolienne

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a windfmill

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un barrage

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a dam

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un panneau solaire

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a solar panel

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une plate-forme pétrolière

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an oil rig

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exploiter des ressources

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to tap resources

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jeter

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to dump

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victimes

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casualties

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une source

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a spring

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un étang

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a pool

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une mare

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a pund

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un fleuve

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a river

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un cours d’eau

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a stream

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une branche

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a branch

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une feuille

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a leaf

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un sapin

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a fir

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un pin

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a pine

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un volcan

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a volcano

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la marée

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the tide

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le rivage

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the shore

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la forêt tropical

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the rainforest

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mettre en dnger

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to jeopardize

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la chaleur

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the heat

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un orage

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a thunderstorm

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la foudre

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lightning

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une avalanche

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an avalanche

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le brouillard

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the fog

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un glissement de terrain

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a landslide

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épuisement

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exhaustion