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15 Cards in this Set
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ACTIVISM
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THE PROCESS OF TAKING DIRECT ACTION IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE A DESIRED ENVIRONMENTAL, POLITICAL OR SOCIAL END.
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aCTIVIST
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AN INDIVIDUAL WHO ENGAGES IN ACTIVISM.
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ATMOSPHERE
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THE GASEOUS MASS THAT SURROUNDS THE EARTH.
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CARBON DIOXIDE
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A COLORLESS AND ODORLESS GAS, FORMED DURING RESPIRATION AND COMBUSTION, THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE PROCESS OF GLOBAL WARMING.
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CATASTROPHE
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A MAJOR, TYPICALLY SUDDEN CALAMITY
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CATASTROPHIC WATER SUPPLY LEVELS
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WATER SUPPLY LEVELS SO LOW THEY ARE UNLIKELY TO SUSTAIN THEIR SURROUNDING POPULATIONS IN TIMES OF DROUGHT
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CLIMATE
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THE PREVAILING METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS OF THE EARTH, INCLUDING GLOBAL TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION.
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CLIMATE CHANGE
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CHANGES TO THE EARTH'S CLIMATE, INCLUDING GLOBAL WARMING, THAT MAY ULTIMATELY PR4OVE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND OTHER LIVING BEINGS.
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CLIMATE THREAT
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THE THREAT POSED TO HUMANS, LIVING CREATURES ADN THE EARTH AS A RESULT OF CLIMATE CHANGE.
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CLIMATOLOGISTS
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SCIENTISTS WHO SPECIALIZE IN STUDYING CLIMATE CHANGE.
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COMBAT
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TO CONTEND WITH OR FIGHT AGAINST.
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DROUGHT
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A PROLONGED AND SERIOUS SHORTAGE OF WATER AND/OR RAIN.
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ELECTRIC CAR
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AND ENERGY-EFFICIENT AUTOMOBILE THT RUNS ON ELECTRICITY.
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EMISSIONS
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SUBSTANCES, SUCH AS POLLUTANTS, THAT ARE RELEASED INTO THE ATMOSPHERE.
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ENDANGERED SPECIES
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ANY SPECIES OF FISH, PLANT OR ANIMAL THAT IS IN IMMEDIATE DANGER OF BECOMING EXTINCT.
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