The World around us: Environmental issues
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agua potable
drinking water
ahorrar
to save
amenazar
to threaten
calentamiento global
global warming
cambio clim谩tico
climate change
campa帽a
campaign
capa de ozono
ozone layer
carb贸n
coal
cat谩strofe
catastrophe
combustibles fosiles
fossil fuels
contaminaci贸n
contamination
contaminado/a
polluted
desastres naturales
natural disasters
destruir
to destroy
ecol贸gico/a
ecological
efecto invernadero
greenhouse effect
electricidad
electricity
en peligro de extinci贸n
endangered, disappearing
energ铆a nuclear/solar/e贸lica
nuclear/solar/wind energy
especie
species
falta de
lack of
fuga de petr贸leo
oil slick
hambre
hunger, famine
incendio forestal
(forest) fire
inversi贸n
investment
inundaci贸n
flood
limpio/a
clean
lluvia 谩cida
acid rain
madera
wood, timber
medio ambiente
environment
org谩nico/a
organic
petr贸leo
crude oil, petroleum
planeta
planet
proteger
to protect
reciclaje
recycling
reciclar
to recycle
recursos
resources
seguridad
safety
selva tropical
rainforest
sequ铆a
drought
ser ecol贸gico/a
to be 'green'/ecologically aware
subir
to go up (temperature)
sucio/a
dirty
temer
to fear, to be afraid
terremoto
earthquake
tierra
earth, world
activista, el/la
activist
apagar
to turn off
encender (e:ie)
to turn on
la basura org谩nica
organic trash
la botella
bottle
contaminar (el aire, el agua)
to pollute (the air, the water)
el contenedor de reciclaje
recycling container
desaparecer
to disappear
evitar
to avoid
prevenir (e:ie)
to prevent
da帽ino
harmful
gastar
to spend
la luz
light
hacerse miembro de un grupo ecologista
become a member of an ecological group
las pilas recargables
batteries (rechargeable)
el pl谩stico
plastic
separar
to separate
el vidrio/el cristal
glass
el bosque
forest
la diversidad
diversity
el p谩jaro/el ave
bird
salvaje
wild
el valle
valley
el alcalde, la alcaldesa
mayor, female mayor
aparcar
park
el 谩rbol
tree
aumentar
increase
el calentamiento global
global warming
el clima
climate
la inundaci贸n, las inundaciones
flood, floods
el nivel
level
protestar
protest
reducir
to reduce
renovable
renewable
respirar
to breathe
cuidar de
to take care of
los deshechos
waste, rubbish
en lugar de, en vez de
instead of
las latas
cans
hoy en dia, en la actualidad
nowadays
las medidas
measures
peatonal
pedestrian
la pol茅mica, la controversia
controversy
las f谩bricas
factories
humos t贸xicos
toxic fumes
emitir
to emit
el carril bici
bike lane
una ONG (Organizaci贸n No Gubernamental)
NGO (non-governmental organization)
la huella de carbono
Carbon Footprint(Remain)
bombillas de bajo consumo
energy saving light bulbs
derrochar, despilfarrar
to squander
aprovechar
to take advantage of
mantener
to maintain, keep
limpio/a/s
clean
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