Global environmental issues Flashcards

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smog

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niebla, niebla tóxica

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fog

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niebla, neblina

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smoke

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humo, humear (el humo de un lugar ardiendo)

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mist

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neblina, rociada

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5
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weather

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tiempo

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forecast

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pronóstico, predicción meteorológica

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7
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waste

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desperdiciar, desperdicios, desachos

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8
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litter

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tirar basura en la calle

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9
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rubbish

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basura

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10
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clean

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límpio

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clear

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claro

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12
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surroundings

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alrededores, entorno

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wind

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viento

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14
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rerservoir

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embalse, presa

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15
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lake

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lago

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16
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puddle

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charco

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17
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pond

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estanque

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18
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worldwide

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en todo el mundo, mundialmente

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19
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endangered

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en peligro

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20
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mining

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minería

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21
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coal

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carbón

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22
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Great Barrier Reef

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Gran barrera de coral

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23
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corrode

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carcomer

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24
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simulates

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simular

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deteriorate
deteriorar
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emitting
emitir
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biodiversity
diodiversidad
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dramatic shifts
grandes cambios
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a tipping point
punto de infexión
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unprecedented
sin precedentes
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fossil fuel burning
quema de combustibles fósites
32
acidifying
acidificando
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carbon dioxide
dióxido de carbono
34
ecosystem
ecosistema
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pollution
polución, contaminación
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garbage
basura, desperdicios
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rubbish
basura
38
litter
basura
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biodegradable
biodegradable
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plastic packaging
envases de plástico
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to discard
desechar
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discarded
desecho
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reduce, re-use, recycle
reducir, re usar, reciclar
44
campaign
campaña
45
resource
recurso
46
criticism
crítica
47
compulsory
obligatorio
48
financial levy
suma de dinero que pagamos en impuestos. Canon
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landfill sites
vertedero
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to wean
desenganchar, destetar
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behaviour
comportamiento
52
environmentally friendly
ecológico
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ethos
valores, comportamientos
54
plastic carrier bags
bolsas de plástico
55
dump
vertedero, basurero, verter
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the single-use carrier bag
bolsas de un solo uso
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far too few
demasiado poco
58
greenhouse
invernadero
59
drought
sequía
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starvation
inanición, hambruna
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gushing into gulf
extraídos del golfo, brotan del golfo
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Where have all the bees gone?
¿Dónde se han ido las abejas?
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Crop failure spells disaster.
Las malas cosechas son un desastre.
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rising sea levels, declining snow cover and retreating glaciers
aumento del nivel del mar, la disminución de la capa de nieve y glaciares en retroceso
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heat waves
olas de calor
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chopped down
talados
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oil rig
plataforma petrolífera
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carbon-neutral
sin emisiones de carbono?