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- climate change rise of temp and different wheather patterns across the world caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide Klimawandel
- global warming increase in the overall temperature of the earths atmosphere Erderwärmung
- man-made created by humans von Menschen verursacht
- cause the reason sth happens Ursache
- greenhouse gas a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect Treibhausgas
- to release sth to allow sth to be free etw abgeben
- carbon dioxide a gas made by burning and by respiration, which is absorbed by plants Kohlendioxid
- atmosphere the gas surrounding the earth Atmosphäre
- emission the production and ouput of sth Ausstoß
- Naturkatastrophe natural disaster violent wheather or other natural event that causes great damage
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- Hochwasser floodng water covering a large area of land that is usually dry
- Dürre drought a long period of time with low rainfall
- Hitzewelle heat wave abnormally hot weather
- etw. fordern to claim sth cause sth (eg sb's death
- Wüstenbildung desertification when fertile land becomes a desert
- Wasserknappheit water shoortage not having enough water
- Gletscherschmelze melting of glaciers when a slow-moving river of ice turns into water
- steigende Meeresspiegel rising sea levels the increase in level of the sea's surface
- Klimaflüchtling climate-change refugee a person forced to leave their country to escape the effects of climate change
- Wasserversorgung water supply the amount of drinkable water available
- städtische Bevölkerung urban population the number of people living in a city
- Getreide grain seeds from cereal plants
- abpumpen, trockenpumpen to overpump to take too much water
- Grundwasser groundwater water held underground in the soil
- Trinkwasser drinking water water that is pure and can be drunk
- sanitäre Anlagen sanitation system of pipes to take away waste water
- Wasserrationierung water rationing the policy of allowing each person to have a fixed amount of water
- Bewusstsein, Bekanntheit awareness knowledge of a sitiation or fact
- begrenzte Naturressource finite natural ressource things from nature which can be used by hiumans that have limited supply
- (Umwelt-) Verschmutzung pollution things in the environment that are harmfull or poisonous
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- Abgase exhaust waste from gas machine
- saurer Regen acid rain rainfall, made poisonous from pollution
- Agrarindustrie, industrielle Landwirtschaft agribusiness industrialized farming
- Schadstoff pollutant sth that makes the air or water unclean
- Schädlngsbekämpfungsmittel pesticide a poison to kill insects
- Unkrautbekämpfungsmittel herbicide a poison to kill plants
- Erdboden verseuchen to contaminate the soil making the upper layer of the earth polluted
- tierische Abfallstoffe, Exkremente animal waste excrement and by-products of meat production from animals
- Abwasser, Schmutzwasser sewage waste water
- giftig toxic/poisonous harmfull, life-threatening
- Meereslebewesen marine life plants and animals that llive in the ocean
- Abfallentsorgung waste disposal removing, destroying or storing used or unwanted products and substances
- Müll rubbish/trash unwanted or unvalued things
- etw wiederverwenden to reuse sth to use sth more than once
- Biomüll organic waste waste material from plant or animal
- biologisch abbaubar biodegradable able to break down or rot naturally
- kompostieren to compost to make natural waste products into fertilizer
- Mülldeponie landfill site an area of land where waste/rubbbish is buried
- Abfallverbrennung incineration burning of waste material
- etw verschmutzen to pollute sth to make sth unclean