Global Warming Flashcards by lise gransagne

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Climatologue

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Climatologist

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Changement climatique

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Climate change

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Monde se réchauffe

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The world is heating up

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Bouleversement climatique

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A major shift in the climate

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Modifier les tendances climatiques

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To alter weather patterns

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Catastrophes liées a la météo marine

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Weather-related disasters

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Être causé par l’activité humaine

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To be caused by human activity

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Diminution de la couche d’ozone

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Ozone depletion

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Des gaz a effet de serre

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Greenhouse gases

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Gaz qui retiennent la chaleur

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Heat-trapping gases

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Sécheresse

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Drought

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Calottes glaciaires

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Ice caps

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Glace polaire s’amenuise

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Polar ice is thinning

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Couche de neige diminue

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Snow cover is shrinking

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Inondation

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A flood

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Augmentation du niveau de la mer

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A rise on sea level

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Vague de chaleur, canicule

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A heat wave

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Atteindre un objectif

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To meet a target

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Réduire ses émissions de CO2

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To cut one’s emissions

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Énergies non renouvelable

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Fossil fuels

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Énergies de substitution

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Alternative energy sources

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Redresser la situation

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To stop the rot