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forest/woods
Wald
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jungle
Dschungel
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rainforest
Regenwald
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meadow
Wiese
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plains
Ebene, Flachland
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plateau
Hochebene, Plateau
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hill
Hügel
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foothill
Vorgebirge
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mountain range
Gebirgskette
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mountain peak
Berggipfel, Bergspitze
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valley
Tal
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canyon
Schlucht, Canyon
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lake
der See
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lakeshore
Seeufer
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pond
Teich
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stream/brook
Bach
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river
Fluss
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waterfall
Wasserfall
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ocean
Ozean
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bay
Bucht
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seashore/shore
Ufer
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beach
Strand
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dune/sand dune
Düne, Sanddüne
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desert
Wüste
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oasis
Oase
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island
Insel
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peninsula
Halbinsel
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wetland
Feuchtgebiet, Sumpfgebiet
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geyser
Geysir
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glacier
Gletscher
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volcano
Vulkan
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natural disasters
Naturkatastrophen
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earthquake
Erdbeben
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hurricane
Wirbelsturm, Hurrikan; Orkan
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typhoon
Taifun, tropischer Wirbelsturm
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blizzard
Schneesturm
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tornado
Tornado, Wirbelsturm
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flood
Überschwemmung, Flut
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tsunami
Tsunami, Flutwelle
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drought
Dürre, Trockenheit
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forest fire
Waldbrand
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wildfire
Großflächenbrand, Waldbrand
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landslide
Erdrutsch
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mudslide
Schlammlawine
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avalanche
Lawine
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volcanic eruption
Vulkanausbruch
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cyclone
Wirbelsturm
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monsoon
Monsun, Regenzeit
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air pollution
Luftverschmutzung
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water pollution
Wasserverschmutzung
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soil pollution
Bodenverschmutzung
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oceanic pollution
Meeresverschmutzung
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oil spill
Ölpest, Ölunfall
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waste production and disposal
Abfallerzeugung und -entsorgung
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hazardous/toxic waste
Sondermüll, Giftmüll
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acid rain
saurer Regen
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radiation
(radioaktive) Strahlung
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climate change
Klimawandel
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global warming
Erderwärmung
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urban sprawl
Urbanisierung; Zersiedelung; Ausuferung des Stadtgebiets
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deforestation
Abholzung
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logging
Abholzung
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desertification
Wüstenbildung
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intensive farming
intensive Landwirtschaft (mit hohem Chemie- und Maschineneinsatz)
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overfishing
Überfischung
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overpopulation
Überbevölkerung
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genetic modification of crops
genetische Veränderung von Ernten
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loss of biodiversity
Verlust der Artenvielfalt
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destruction of the ozone layer
die Zerstörung der Ozonschicht
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natural resource depletion
Erschöpfung/Verknappung der natürlichen Ressourcen
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coral reef bleaching
Korallenriffbleiche
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loss and extinction of species
Verlust und Aussterben von Arten
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to litter
verschmutzen, verunreinigen, Müll herumliegen lassen
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to contaminate (drinking water)
(Trinkwasser) kontaminieren, verseuchen, verunreinigen
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to destroy (the environment)
(Umwelt) zerstören
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to dispose of (nuclear waste)
(Atommüll) entsorgen
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to emit (exhaust fumes)
(Abgase) ausstoßen
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to contribute to (global warming)
(zur Erderwärmung) beitragen
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to pollute (the air and water)
(Luft/Wasser) verschmutzen
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to be threatened/be under threat
bedroht sein
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to harm/be harmful to (the environment)
(Umwelt) schädigen
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to endanger (species)
(Arten) gefährden
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a litterbug
Umweltverschmutzer
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a landfill site
Mülldeponie
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scrapyard, junkyard
Schrottplatz
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rubbish dump/garbage dump
Müllhalde
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polluter
Verschmutzer
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pollutant
Schadstoff
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oil/petroleum
Erdöl
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(natural) gas
Erdgas
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coal
Kohle
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biomass
Biomasse
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nuclear power
Atomkraft
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solar power
Solarenergie
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hydroelectric power
Wasserkraft
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wind power
Windenergie
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wave power
Wellenenergie
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geothermal power
Erdwärmeenergie
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to protect (the environment)
(Umwelt) schützen
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to recycle (waste paper)
(Altpapier) recyclen/wiederverwerten
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