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Deutsche Umwelt
Deutsche Umweltverschmutzung
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Säuregehalt | level of acidity |
| Wirbelstürmen | hurricane/tropical storms |
| erhebliche Folgen | serious consequences |
| ansteigen | to grow/increase |
| verschlechtern | to get worse/to worsen |
| sich erhohen | to rise |
| Klimawandel | climate change |
| Energieträger | energy sources |
| Hitzewellen | heat waves |
| Meerespiegel | sea level |
| Treibhauseffekt | green house effect |
| austerben | to die out |
| Erderwärmung | global warming |
| Meerestemperatur | sea temperatures |
| das Klima | the climate |
| die fossilen Energiequelle | fossil fuels/fossil energy sources |
| Wissenschaftler | scientists |
| Fachleute | expert |
| erhebliche | significant/considerable/serious |
| gewinnen | to glean/gain |
| freigesetzt werden | are released |
| giftiges | toxic/poisonous |
| verbrauchen | to consume |
| verursachen | to cause |
| die Verschmutzung | the pollution |
| verschonen | to spare |
| beitragen | to contribute to |
| der Energiebedarf | energy requirements |
| decken | to cover |
| gewährleisten | to guarantee |
| versorgen | to provide |
| steigen | to increase |
| steigend (adj) | increasing |
| zurückgehen | to go back/fall back |
| Stromverbrauch | electricity consumption |
| verhindern | to prevent |
| verlangsamen | to slow down |
| bremsen | to put the brakes on |
| verringern | to lower |
| die Mülldeponie | land fill site |
| Treibhausgas | green house gas |
| Methan/Grubengas | methane |
| zunehmen | to increase |
| zunehmend | increasing |
| die Zunahme an | an increase in |
| Umweltfeindlich | environmentally unfriendly |
| Umweltfreundlich | environmentally friendly |
| Umweltschädlich | harmful to the environment |
| die Umwelt für etw. schützen | to protect the environment from smthing |
| der Umwelt helfen | to give help to the environment |
| der Umwelt zuliebe | to care for the environment |
| Quelle | source |