Global Warming Flashcards

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Un climatologue

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A climatologist

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Le changement climatique

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Climate change

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Le monde se réchauffe

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The world is heating up

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Un 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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Les catastrophes liées à la météo

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Weather-related disasters

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Etre causé par l’activité humaine

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To be caused by human activity

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La diminution de la couche d’ozone

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Ozone depletion

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Des gaz à effet de serre

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Greenhouse gases

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Des gaz qui retiennent la chaleur

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Heat-trapping gases

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La sécheresse

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Drought

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Les calottes glaciaires

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Ice caps

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La glace polaire s’amenuise

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Polar ice is thinning

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La couche de neige diminue

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Snow cover is shrinking

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Une inondation

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A flood

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Une augmentation du niveau de la mer

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A rise in sea level

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Une vague de chaleur, une 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 en CO2

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To cut one ´s emissions

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Des énergies non renouvelables

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Fossil fuels

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Des 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