Climate Change - Vocabulary Flashcards

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the exhaust

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das Abgas

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the raw materials

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der Rohstoff

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3
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the mine

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der Bergbau

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to approve / give permission

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genehmigen

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the approval

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die Genehmigung

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to mine

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abbauen

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the natural catastrophe

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die Naturkatastrophe

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the wildfire

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der Waldbrand

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the bush fire

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das Bushfeuer

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the innundation

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die Überschwemmung

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the flood (high) waters

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das Hochwasser

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12
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the king tide

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die Sturmflut

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13
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the storm

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der Sturm

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the snowstorm

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der Schneesturm

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15
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the precipitation

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der Niederschlag

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16
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the buckets of rain

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der Starkeregen

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to change

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wandeln/ändern

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18
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the mass bleaching event

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die Massenbleiche

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19
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the deforestation

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die Entwaldung

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20
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to clear a forest/ deforestation

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Wald roden

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21
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the ecosystem

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das Ökosystem

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22
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endangered/ threatend

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bedroht

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23
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the extinction

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das Austerben

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24
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the consequence

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die Folge

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25
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to follow/ result in

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folgen (+ dativ)

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26
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economic

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wirtschaftlich

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27
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the orbit

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die Erdbarn

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28
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the greenhouse

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das Treibaus

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29
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the greenhouse gas

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das Treibhausgase

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30
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the carbon dioxide

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das Kohlenstoffdioxid

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31
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the methane

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das Methan

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32
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the water vapor

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der Wasserdampf

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33
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the volcanic activity

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der Vulkanismus

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34
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the ice melt

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die Eisschmelz

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35
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the evaporation

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die Verdunstung

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36
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the sea level

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der Meeresspiegel

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the desert region

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das Wüstengebiet

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the emmisions

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der Ausstoß

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the mine (above ground)

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der Tagebau

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the shoveling/ digging machine

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das Schaufelradbagger

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the habitat

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der Lebensraum

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the climate justice

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die Klimagerechtigkeit

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the clearing (of something)

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die Rodung

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the forground

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der Vordergrund

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the background

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der Hintergrund

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the focal point

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die Mittelpunkt

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black and white

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scharz-weiß

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the colour image

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das Fabbild

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the photograph

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die Abbildung

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the funeral march

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der Trauermarsch

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the memorial

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die Gendekstätte

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the funeral

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die Trauerfeier

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the rock/ boulders

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die Felz

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the rieth

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der Kranz

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the glaciologist

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der Glaziologe

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the small gravel

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das Geröll

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the permafrost

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der Perafrost

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to thor

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tauen

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the aerial photograph

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die Luftaufnahme

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the avalanche

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die Lawine

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the landslide

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der Murgang

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the resettlement

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die Umsiedlung

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the earthquake

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das Erdbeben

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the piece of earth

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der Erdbrocken

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the valley

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das Tal

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the warm strong wind that blows down a mountain side

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der Föhnwind

67
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to accelerate

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beschleunigen

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the drilling

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die Bohrung

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the sustainability

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die Nachhaltigkeit

70
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environmentally friendly

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umweltschonend

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the listening text/ the reading text

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der Hörtext/ der Lesetext

72
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the visual sources

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die Visuelle Quelle

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the diagram

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das Diagramm

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the graph/ the bar graph/ the pie chart

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die Grafik/ das Balkendiagramm/ das Kreisdiagramm

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the image/ photo

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das Bild/ das Foto

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the black ice

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die Eisglätte

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the ice tunnel

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der Eistunnel

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the glacial lake

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der Gletschersee

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the glacier

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der Gletscher

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the winter with little snow

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der schneearme Winter

81
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the whole/ funnel

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der Trichter

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the whole

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die Höhle

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the emission

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die Emission/ die Emissionen

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the climate

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das Klima

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the environment

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die Umwelt

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the climate change

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der Klimawandel

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to accelerate

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beschleunigen

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to be affected/ impacted

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betroffen

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the ocean

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das Meer

90
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the ice

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das Eis