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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