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German vocab- Umwelt

German vocab - Klimaschutz und Naturkatastrophen

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pollution die Umweltverschmutzung
to pollute sth etw verschmutzen
damaging to the environment umweltschädlich
to harm the enviroment die Umwelt belasten
climate change der Klimawandel
global warming die Erderwärmung
rising temperatures steigende Temperaturen
temperature increase der Temperaturanstieg
greenhouse effect der Treibhauseffekt
air pollution die Luftverschmutzung
to pollute/contaminate the air die Luft verschmutzen/verpesten
the ozone layer die Ozonschicht
the hole in the ozone layer das Ozonloch
solar radiation die Sonneneinstrahlung
greenhouse gas das Treibhausgas
to release greenhouse gases into the atmosphere Treibhausgase in die Atmosphäre freisetzen
carbon dioxide das Kohlendioxid
to produce carbon dioxide CO2 ausstoβen
release of CO2 der CO2-Ausstoss
methane das Methangas
nitrogen der Stickstoff
nitrogen oxide das Stickstoffoxid
pollutant, toxin der Schadstoff
pollution load die Schadstoffbelastung
to be subject to/to suffer from etw ausgesetzt sein
toxin, poison der Giftstoff
heavy metal das Schwermetall
spraycan die Spraydose
(in)fertile land der (un)fruchtbare Boden
fertiliser das Düngemittel
to fertilise düngen
to use artificial fertilisers künstliche Düngermittel einsetzen
overfertilisation die Überdüngung
to seep/leach into the ground in den Boden einsickern
to contaminate verseuchen
to leach, sap the earth den Boden auslaugen
nutrient-poor land der nährstoffarme Boden
to end up in the groundwater in das Grundwasser gelangen
chemical die Chemikalie
greenhouse emissions die Treibhausgasemission
to reduce greenhouse gas emissions die Treibhausgasemissionen verringern
climate/natural catastrophe die Klima/Naturkatastrophe
the melting of the glaciers/polar caps das Abschmelzen der Gletscher/Polkappen
thawing of the permafrost das Auftauen des Dauerfrostbodens
to thaw out auftauen
glacial retreat der Rückzug der Gletscher
the glaciers are retreating die Gletscher gehen zurück/ziehen sich immer weiter zurück
the rise of the sea level der Anstieg des Meeresspiegels
to rise ansteigen
ground water das Grundwasser
water table der Grundwasserspiegel
contamination of soil and groundwater die Verseuchung von Böden und Grundwasser
sapped soils ausgelaugte Böden
monoculture die Monokultur
soil erosion die Bodenerosion
to erode erodieren
flood die Überschwemmung
to burst the riverbanks über die Ufer treten
to be swollen (i.e. river) Hochwasser führen
dam der Damm
precipitation der Niederschlag
amount of precipitation die Niederschlagsmenge
acid rain der saure Regen
landslide der Erdrutsch
monsoon der Monsun(regen)
gulf stream der Gulfstrom
drought die Dürre
heatwave die Hitzewelle
to dry out austrocknen
(progressive) desertification die (fortschreitende) Wüstenbildung
biodiversity die Biodiversität, die Artenvielfalt
ecosystem das Ökosystem
living thing das Lebewesen
fauna, animal kingdom die Fauna, die Tierwelt
flora die Flora, die Pflanzenwelt
species die Art
extinction das Aussterben
endangered species gefährdete Arten
species loss der Artenschwund
in the wild in freier Wildbahn
habitat der Lebensraum
dying of the forests das Waldsterben
deforestation die Abholzung
to fall a tree einen Baum fallen
to clear forest land den Wald roden
to reforest (wieder) aufforsten
reforestation die Aufforstung
overfishing das Leerfischen der Meere
aquaculture die Aquakultur
fishing der Fischfang
oil slick der Ölteppich
climate refugee der Klimaflüchtling
freak weather die Wetterkapriole
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