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Term | Definition |
Global Warming | Global warming is the rise in the average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans since the late 19th century and its projected continuation. |
Greenhouse Gases | greenhouse gas (sometimes abbreviated GHG) is a gas in an atmosphere that absorbs and emits radiation within the thermal infrared range |
Greenhouse Effect | The greenhouse effect is a process by which thermal radiation from a planetary surface is absorbed by atmospheric greenhouse gases, and is re-radiated in all directions |
Acid Rain | Acid rain is a rain or any other form of precipitation that is unusually acidic, meaning that it possesses elevated levels of hydrogen ions (low pH). It can have harmful effects on plants, aquatic animals, humans and infrastructure. |
Pollution | Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change. |
Adapt | to change your behavior so that it is easier to live in a particular place or situation |
Depend | be controlled or determined by. |
Modify | make partial or minor changes to (something), typically so as to improve it or to make it less extreme. |
Natural Disaster | A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth; examples include floods, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, ... |
Deforestation | Deforestation, clearance or clearing is the removal of a forest or stand of trees where the land is thereafter converted to a non-forest use. |
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