Global challenges Flashcards by Elaia Vega | Brainscape

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Global challenges

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globale Herausforderungen

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poor/impoverished/poverty-stricken countries

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arme/veramte Länder

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to live in abject poverty

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in äußerster Armut leben

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few chances for employment

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geringe Aussichten auf Beschäftigung

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no access to basic health care and education

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Kein Zugang zu elementarer Gesundheitsversorgung und elementaren Bildungsmöglichkeiten

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debt relief

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Schuldenerlass

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fair trading conditions

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faire Handelsbedingungen

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to cope with environmental problems

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Umweltprobleme bewältigen

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greenhouse effect

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Treibhauseffekt

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solar/infrared radiation

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Sonnen-,Infrarotstrahlung

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greenhouse gases

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Treibhausgase

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to release gases

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Gase freisetzen

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the burning of fossil fuels

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die Verbrennung fossiler Brennstoffe

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deforestation

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Abholzung, Entwaldung

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melting ice in the Arctic

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abschmelzendes arktische Eis

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rising sea level

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ansteigender Meeresspiegel

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flooding in coastal areas

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Überflütung in K7stengegenden

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new desert areas

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neue Wüstengegenden

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unusual weather conditions

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ungewöhnliche Wetterbedingungen

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hurricanes, heatwaves

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Orkane, Hitzewellen

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Droughts

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Dürrephasen

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the threat of global terror

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Die Bedrohung durch den globalen Terror