The Earth's climate is getting warmer, and the
signs are everywhere. Rain patterns are changing, sea levels are rising, and snow and ice are melting sooner in the spring. As global temperatures continue to
rise, we'll see more changes in our climate and our environment. These changes
will affect people, animals, and ecosystems in many ways.
Less rain can mean less water for some places,
while too much rain can cause terrible flooding. More hot days can dry up crops
and make people and animals sick. In some places, people will struggle to cope
with a changing environment. In other places, people may be able to
successfully prepare for these changes. The negative impacts of global climate
change will be less severe overall if people reduce the amount of greenhouse
gases we're putting into the atmosphere and worse if we continue producing
these gases at current or faster rates.
To Melt - derretirse
Sign - señal
Pattern - patrón
To Flood - inundar
acid rain
|
lluvia ácida
|
carbon dioxide
|
dióxido de carbono
|
chemicals
|
sustancias químicas
|
climate change
|
cambio climático
|
conservation
|
conservación
|
contaminant
|
contaminante
|
contamination
|
contaminación
|
deforestation
|
deforestación
|
eco-friendly
|
que no daña
el medio ambiente
|
ecological
|
ecológico
|
ecologist
|
ecologista
|
ecosystem
|
ecosistema
|
effluent
|
aguas residuales
|
endangered species
|
especies en
peligro de extinción
|
environment
|
medio ambiente
|
environmental
|
medioambiental
|
environmentalist
|
ecologista
|
environmentally friendly
|
que no daña
el medio ambiente
|
extinction
|
extinción
|
garbage disposal (US)
|
eliminación de residuos
|
garbage separation (US)
|
separación de residuos
|
global warming
|
calentamiento global
|
greenhouse effect
|
efecto invernadero
|
noise pollution
|
contaminación acústica
|
nuclear radiation
|
radiación nuclear
|
organic
|
orgánico
|
ozone
|
ozono
|
ozone-friendly
|
que no daña
la capa de ozono
|
ozone layer
|
capa de ozono
|
pollution
|
polución, contaminación
|
radioactive substance
|
sustancia radiactiva
|
radioactive waste
|
residuos radiactivos
|
radioactivity
|
radiactividad
|
recyclable
|
reciclable
|
recycled
|
reciclado
|
recycling
|
reciclaje
|
reforestation
|
repoblación forestal
|
sewage
|
aguas residuales
|
sewage farm (GB)
|
estación depuradora
|
sewage plant (US)
|
estación depuradora
|
sewage works (GB)
|
estación depuradora
|
smog
|
smog
|
solar energy
|
energía solar
|
sulphur dioxide (GB)
|
dióxido de azufre
|
sulfur dioxide (US)
|
dióxido de azufre
|
toxic waste
|
residuos tóxicos
|
waste separation (GB)
|
separación de residuos
|
waste disposal (GB)
|
eliminación de residuos
|
wind power
|
energía eólica
|
to become extinct
|
extinguirse
|
to conserve
|
conservar
|
to contaminate
|
contaminar
|
to die out
|
extinguirse
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to poison
|
envenenar
|
to pollute
|
contaminar
|
to recycle
|
reciclar
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