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33 Cards in this Set
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Record levels of (CO2) |
Niveles de (CO2) |
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Disastrous |
Desastroso, nefasto |
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Long-term consequencies |
Consecuencias de largo plazo |
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Ill health |
Salud frágil, mala salud |
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Flood |
Inundación |
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Rainstorm |
Temporal, tormenta, tempestad |
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The Polar ice cap |
La capa de hielo del Polo Norte |
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To melt |
Derretirse |
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Heatwave |
Ola de calor |
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Drought |
Sequía |
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The extinction of important species |
La extinción de especies importantes |
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Food shortages |
Escasez de comida |
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The increase in homelessness |
El aumento de la cifra de los que no tienen hogar |
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Greenhouse gas emissions |
Emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero |
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Power station |
Central eléctrica |
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Carbon emissions |
Emisiones de carbono |
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Illegal logging/ deforestation |
Deforestación forestal ilegal |
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Fossil fuel |
Combustible fósil |
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To deploy much more wind and solar power |
Implementar/hacer más uso de energía solar y eólica |
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Renewable energy |
Energía renovables |
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Wind farm |
Campo eólico, parque eólico
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International action/cooperation |
Cooperación internacional |
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Investment |
Inversión |
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To decommission |
Desmantelar, retirar del servicio |
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To cope by themselves |
Salir adelante por ellos mismo |
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To tackle |
Afrontar, abordar, encorar |
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To avert |
Evitar, apartar, desviar |
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Sustainable |
Sustentable, sostenible |
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Affordable |
Asequible, razonable, económico, módico |
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To share a car on the daily commute to work |
Compartir el viaje al trabajo diariamente |
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Wastage |
Desperdicio |
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to switch to energy-efficient lightbulbs |
Sustituir por bombillas de bajo consumo |
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To insulate |
Aislar |
