weather, nature & environment

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Weather, Nature & Environment

By Patricia Sanchez


Weather Vocabulary

airconditioner / airconditioning

avalanche

below freezing

blizzard: a storm with lots of snow and

wind

boiling hot

breeze: light wind

chilly: cold

clearcloud / cloudy

cold spell: a period of colder tan

average weather

cool: temperature in between warm

and cold

degrees centigrades or Farenheit

drizzling: raining slightly

drought: a long period with no rainfall

flood

flurries:very light snowfall

fog / foggy

forecast

freezing cold

frost: ice crystals on a frozen surface

frostbite: a skin condition caused by

over exposure to the cold

hail: small pieces of ice that fall during a

storm

heat stroke: a flu-like condition one can

acquire after spending too

long in the sun

heat-wave

humid / humidity

hurricane

icy

lightning

mild: temperature that is warmer than

average

meteorologist

minus / negative

overcast: no sun is visiblepartly cloudy

precipitationpuddle: collection of rain waterrain / raining / rainyraindrop: a single measurement of rainrainbowraining cats and dogs: raining heavilyscorching / a scorcher: extremely hot temperature/a very hot day

dry/ hurricane / monsoonseason

shower: quick/light rainstormsleet: rain that freezes as it fallsslush / slushy: snow that is meltingsmog: heavy, dark cloud cover caused by pollutionsnow / snowy / snowingsnowstorm: large amounts of wind and snowsun / sunshine / sunnysunglasses / shadessuntan / tannedsunscreen / suntan lotion

a below-normal chilly freezing frigid low sub-freezing sub-zerotemperature

thermometer

thunder/thunderstormtornado / cycloneUV (ultra violet) rayswind / windywind chill factor: when the wind makes the air

feel colder than the actualtemperature

wind turbines / energy


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By Patricia Sanchez

Environment Vocabulary

The polar bear was placed on theendangered species list.

An endangered species is an animal that is likely to faceextinction in its

naturalhabitat.

Global warmingis caused by carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases

that become trapped in the atmosphere.

The polar bear's habitat is morevulnerable to global warming than many other

species.

Environmentalist groups such as the World Wildlife Fund often study large

carnivores in order to assess the health of anecosystem.

People in general are less interested inconservation efforts that protect small

wildlife, such as plants or insects.

By using donor money to protect the habitat of the larger animals

(reforestation programs), entire ecosystems can be protected.

Agencies also receive money and tools to protect the habitat andrecoverthe

species.

Pollution is an environmentalconcern for people throughout the world.

Water in many third world countries iscontaminated withtoxic chemicals,also known as toxins.

In many of these regions the water that is used for drinking, cooking, andwashing is the same water that is used for dumpingsewage andhazardouswaste.

Outdoor pollution also causes disease and illness, especially inindustrial citiessuch as Beijing, China, where cancer is the leading cause of death.

Neighbouring countries including Japan and Korea receive much of China'spollution in the form ofacid rain.

Pollutantssuch as metals andpesticides seep into the earth's soil andcontaminate the food supply.

Dumping of industrial and domestic waste products produces much of theworld's soil pollution.

Today'sbuzz words, which includeglobal warming andzero emissions, arecausing everyday people to look for ways to reduce theircarbon footprint.

Entire districts, known aseco-communities, are being designed withgreen

initiatives in mind. Its goal is to become the world's firstzero emissions neighbourhood.

aself sufficient community

Eco-consciousbuilders usebamboo wherever possible because it is durableand does not requirepesticides to grow.

Energy efficient appliances and light fixtures reduce the environmentalimpactof heating and hot water.

community'scar share program

renewable biomass instead of fossil fuels

Other eco-communitiesare alsoin the works.

The aim is to create the first ecocity, which hopes to operate as a zero-waste,

zero-carbon, car-freecity.


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Environment Verbs

The schoolbanned water bottles because they are bad for the environment.

Icarpool to work with two of my neighbours who also work downtown.

It is important to plant new trees in nearby areas afterclear cutting.

Since we startedcomposting we've reduced our garbage by half.

Imagine how much pollution you cause in a lifetime bycommuting two hours aday?

Americansconsume more than their share of the earth's resources.

When youdonate money to this fund, the animals' habit is protected.

Carsemit harmful pollutants into the atmosphere.

If you are going tofertilize your lawn, make sure to use an organic fertilizer.

We canminimize pollution by walking instead of driving to work and school.

Fumes from factoriespollute our lakes and oceans.

We need stronger laws in order topreserve our forests.

It is important toprotect your skin from the harmful UV rays of the sun.

The environmentalists willprotest if the road builders don't make a bicycle lane. Pleaserecycle your junk mail instead of throwing it in the garbage.

You canreduce your household waste by buying products with less packaging.

Wereuse the inner bags from the cereal boxes inside our small garbage can.

Don'tthrow away your grass clippings; leave them on your lawn.

We areusing up the earth's natural resources faster than ever.

Don'twaste toilet paper; use one or two sheets instead of three or four.

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