ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

GLOBAL WARMING
1. CAUSES
  1. FINITE SOURCES
    1. Fossil fuels- Combustibles fósiles
      1. Natural Gas-gas natural
      2. Oil-petróleo
      3. Coal- Carbón
  2. HUMAN FOOTPRINT/HUMAN BEHAVIOUR
    1. Pollution- contaminación
      1. Air pollution
      2. Smoke cloud- nube de humo
      3. Greenhouse gases - gases causantes efecto invernadero
    2. Traffic jams
      1. Noise pollution- contaminación acústica
    3. Effluent- aguas residuales
      1. Radioactive waste-residuos radiactivos
      2. Toxic waste- residuos tóxicos
    4. Deforestation
    5. Overpopulation- superpoblación
    6. Contamination - Contaminación
2. CONSEQUENCES
  1. Climate change- cambio climático
    1. Ecological impact
      1. Killer heat waves
      2. Extreme weather conditions
      3. Freak storms
      4. Flooding
      5. Rising sea levels
      6. Endangered species
        Coral reef dying
        Spanish lynx - Lince ibérico
        Black Rhino
        Horn- Cuerno
        Necklace-collar
        Turtles
        chased by collectors
        luxury restaurants
        Syberian tiger
        skin
        Nile cocodrile
        The mountain gorillas
        WWF - World Wildlife Fund of Nature
3. SOLUTIONS
  1. At home
    1. energy-saving lightbulbs
    2. insulation- aislante térmico
    3. recycling
      1. Waste separation
    4. Eco-friendly bags
    5. Organic food
  2. In cities
    1. Green transport
      1. Electric bikes
      2. Hybrid car
    2. Green Buildings
      1. Solar pannels
    3. Renewable/sustanable energy
      1. solar energy
      2. Wind power
    4. Reforestation
VERBS
1. To recycle
2. To clean up- limpiar
3. To emit
4. To give off- emitir
5. To reuse
6. To cut down- reducir
7. To dump-verter
8. To narrow- Reducir
9. To waste-desperdiciar
10. To save
11. To extinct
12. To throw away -Deshacerse de
13. To become extinct- extinguirse
14. To die out- extinguirse

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