Worse than We Thought Flashcards
Unpleasant, sharply clear, starr
Stark
Exposed to being attacked or harmed
Vulnerable
(Especially of war or natural disaster) force (people) to leave their home
Displace
An event causing great damage or suffering
Catastrophe
A situation in which something need cannot be obtainec in sufficient amounts
Shortage
Increase in rate, amount, extent
Accelerate
A tropical disease transmitted by mosquitoes causing sudden fever and pain in the joints
Dengue
A forecast
Prediction
Causing or feeling depression or despondency
Gloomy
Unavoidable, certain to happen
Inevitable
A prolonged period of abnormality low rainfall
Drought
A vast , flat treeless arctic region of Europe, Asia and North America in which subsoil is frozen
Tundra
Grow or develop well or vigorously
Thrive
MutLosigkeit, verzweiflung
Despondency
Phrase für die Untätigkeit
Failure to act
Optimisriscges Scenario
Optimistic scenario
Menschliche Aktivität
Human activity
Wasser- und Nahrungsknappheit
Food and water shortages
Ganze Spezies auslösches
To wipe out species
Starke warnung
Stark warning
Treibhausgas
Greenhouse gas
Meeresspiegel
Sea level
Expertengremium
Expert panel
Vorherige Schätzungen
Previous estimates