El Medio Ambiente Vocab

Acidificación marina

When the pH of the water in the ocean goes down. Marine acidification.

Agujero en la capa de ozono

Hole in the ozone layer

calentamiento global

global warming

Contaminar

Contaminate

Desertización

desertification (Think land becoming really dry)

efecto invernadero

Greenhouse effect

lluvia ácida

Acid Rain (AHHHHHcid rain)

talar

to cut/log

Desastres naturales

Natural disasters

Alud

Avalanche

Derrumbe

Mudslide (the ground is spilling…)

erupción volcánica

VolcAHHHHHnic eruption

Huracán

HurricAHHHHHin

incendio forestal

Forest fire

Inundación

Flood

Nevasca

Blizzard

Relámpago

Lightning, AHHHHHH

Sequía

drought

temblor

Tremor

Terremoto

Earthquake

tormenta eléctrica

elEHHHHHctrical storm

Trueno

Thunder

Acabar

to finish

agotar

to exaust

agotado

exhausted

aumentar

increase

aumento

an increase

deteriorar

to damage, spoil, ruin

deterioro

deterioration

Mortandad

mortality

Recuperarse

Recuperate

Selva

Rainforest

Compostaje

Composting

desarrollo sostenible

sustainable resources

energía renovable

renewable energYYYY

Reciclar

Recycle

Reforestación

Reforestation