Environment-La Pollución Flashcards

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1
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La contaminación del mar

A

Water pollution

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2
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Los derrames de petróleo/

Vertidos de petróleo

A

Oil spills

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3
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(Matar)/esto mata los peces/a la ecosistema Marina

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Kills fishes/ damages the marine ecosystem

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4
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El aire se vuelve contaminado

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Air becomes contaminated

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5
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La deforestación

A

Deforestation

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6
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Hay ahora más dióxido de carbono en la atmósfera

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There is now more CO2 in the atmosphere

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7
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(Se muestra) los efectos del calentamiento global

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(This shows) the effects of global warming

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Las temperaturas globales aumentan

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Global temperatures rise

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Las emisiones dañinas como el dióxido de carbono

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Damaging emissions like CO2

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10
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Las cimas nevadas se derriten

A

Snow caps are melting

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11
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Las fábricas emiten el humo

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Factories release smoke

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12
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Suciar/ arruinar el paisaje

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Dirtying/ruining the landscape

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13
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La polución del agua

A

Water pollution

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14
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(Hay) un agujero en la capa de ozono

A

(There) is a hole in the ozone layer

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15
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La atmósfera se calienta/calentarse

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The atmosphere heats up

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Las emisiones de gas son atrapados en la atmósfera

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Gas emissions are trapped in the atmosphere

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17
Q

Se vuelve contaminada

A

Becomes/gets contaminated

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18
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La capa de ozono

A

The ozone layer

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19
Q

El cambio climático

A

Climate change

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20
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Un problema preocupante

A

A worrying problem

21
Q

Las niveles del mar suben

A

Sea levels are rising

22
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La contaminación atmosférica

A

Air pollution

23
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La contaminación hídrica

A

Water pollution

24
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La contaminación lumínica

A

Light pollution

25
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La contaminación acústica

A

Noise pollution

26
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La contaminación visual

A

Visual pollution

27
Q

La actividad humana

A

Human activity

28
Q

Las temperaturas del planeta están aumentando

A

Global temperatures are increasing

29
Q

Los países desarrollados/ los países en vías de desarrollo

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Developed/developing countries

30
Q

Hay cada vez más…

A

There are more (and more)…

31
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Las catástrofes naturales

A

Natural disasters

32
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Hay cada vez más tormentas e inundaciones

A

There are more storms and floods

33
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El planeta está cambiando

A

The planet is changing

34
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Estamos contaminando las aguas y el aire

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We are contaminating the water and the air

35
Q

Pasar por ciclos de frío y calor

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To go through cycles of cold and warmth

36
Q

Talamos árboles para construir carreteras y edificios, pero no los replantamos en otro lugar

A

We are cutting down trees to construct motorways and buildings, but we are not replanting them in a different place

37
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El impacto de la actividad humana sobre el clima es innegable

A

The impact on human activity on the climate is undeniable

38
Q

Sin resolver nada

A

Without resolving anything

39
Q

Si seguimos emitiendo C02 al ritmo actual, los efectos sobre el planeta serán catastróficos

A

If we keep emitting CO2 at the current rate, the effects on the planet will be catastrophic

40
Q

Siempre hubo/siempre ha habido

A

There was/were always

41
Q

Ser consciente de

A

To be aware of

42
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(Hasta que) dentro de años

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Within a few years/in a few years’ time

43
Q

La nevada

A

Snowfall

44
Q

El calentamiento global es una consecuencia directa del comportamiento de la humanidad

A

Global warming is a direct effect of human activity

45
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Un programa de reforestación

A

A reforestation programme

46
Q

Las erupciones volcánicas

A

Volcanic eruptions

47
Q

Es imposible cerrar los ojos ante la evidencia de cambios dramáticos en la clima

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It’s impossible to ignore the evidence of dramatic climate changes

48
Q

Se destruyen los hábitats de los animales

A

Animal habitats are destroyed