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Climate change
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| greenhouse gases | carbon dioxide, methane and ozone etc. |
| create the greenhouse effect | make smth happen or exist |
| to support human life | help (human life) to continue |
| the use of fossil fuels | викопне паливо (oil, natural gas, coal) |
| coal | вугілля |
| excessive amount of | more than you want or need |
| the result is | smth that happens because of smth else that has happened |
| global warming | a general increase in world temperatures caused by increased amounts of carbon dioxide around the Earth |
| on record | if information is ______, it has been written down or kept on a computer |
| occur | happen (fml) |
| effect of climate change | a change or result that is caused by smth |
| drought | a long time without rain when people do not have enough water |
| flood | when water covers an area that is usually dry, often from too much rain |
| animal and plant life is suffering | experiencing smth which is unpleasant |
| altogether/all in all | used to make a final statement about several things you have just mentioned |
| hay fever | a medical condition like a bad cold that is caused by breathing in pollen |
| the solution | the answer to a problem |
| reduce | make it less |
| act together/take action | do smth to solve a problem |
| In the meantime | Тим часом |
| throw away | to get rid of smth that you do not want or need |
| recycle paper, glass | to put used objects or materials through a special process so that they can be used again |
| save energy | don`t waste gas and electricity |
| switch off lights | to turn off |
| waste water | use it badly |
| turn off the tap | switch off |
| change light bulbs | the glass object inside a lamp that produces light and has to be replaced regularly |
| energy-efficient | working well and not wasting energy |
| plant trees | put a new tree in the ground |