El Camio Climatico Flashcards

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Alteración del nivel del mar

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Change in sea levels

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El deshielo / derretimiento de los glaciares y capas

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Melting of the glaciers and ice caps

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La convención marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre el cambio climático

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United Nations framework Convention on climate change (UNFCCC)

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Emisiones de gases

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Gas emissions

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CNIA Centro Nacional de investigación atmosférica

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NCAR national centre of atmospheric research

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Combustibles / energeticas fosiles

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Fossil fuels

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Aerosoles

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Aerosols

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La superficie de la tierra

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The Earth’s surface

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8
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El metano

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Methane

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Protocolo de Montreal

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The Montreal protocol

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IPCC (Panel intergubernamental del cambio climático)

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Intergovernmental panel on climate change

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OMM la organización meteorológica mundial

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WMO (world meteorological organization)

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PNUMA (programa de las Naciones Unidas para el medio ambiente)

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UNEP (United Nations environment programme)

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El modelo climático

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Climate model

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El protocolo de Kyoto

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The Kyoto Protocol

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Rango de temperatura

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Temperature range

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Reservorio

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Reservoir

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17
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La sensibilidad del clima

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Climate sensitivity

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18
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La marea

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Tide

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19
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Las lluvias torrenciales

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Torrential rainfall / rains

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Paleoclima

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Paleoclimatology

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Atenuar

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To mitigate

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Cumbre

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Summit

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Inercia

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Inertia (incapacidad o por resistencia a cambiar su estado)

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Precipitación

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Rainfall

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Témpanos

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Ice floes

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Patrones migratorios

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Migration patterns

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Verano austral

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Southern summer

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Fenómenos Meteorológicas extremos

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Extreme meteorological events

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Asesor

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Councillor or adviser (US)

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Vientos huracanadas

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Hurricane force winds

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Fenómenos naturales

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Natural phenomena

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Manejo de riesgo de desastres

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Disaster risk management

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Tierras cultivables

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Arable lands

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Sistema de alerta

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Warning system

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Con termómetros que marcaron más de…

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With temperatures soaring to above…

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Elaborar un inventario nacional

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Compile a national register

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Secretaria

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Also: secretariat

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Demandos de consumo de energía

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Demands on energy consumption

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Embestir (wind)

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To batter

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If you do not know a title, translate it literally and put a footnote

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Do it

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Presidir un proyecto

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To lead a project

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El agotamiento de la capa de ozono

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Ozone depletion

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Tratado

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Treaty

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Cumbre de la tierra

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Earth Summit

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Informe de evaluación

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Assessment report

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El Niño o la Niña

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El Niño o la Niña (it is usually noticed around Christmas time and for this reason it is called El Nino because it refers to Jesus

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Emisiones Per capita

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Per capita emissions

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El informe stern

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The Stern review

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El punto de inflexión

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The tipping point

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La captura y al almacenamiento de carbono

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CCS carbon capture and storage

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Litoral

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Coastline