Climate change Flashcards by Valentine Trébalag

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la climatologie

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climatology

climate science

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anthropogénique

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man-made, anthropogenic

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un climatologue

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a climate scientist, a climatologist

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le réchauffement de la planète

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global warning

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une augmentation des températures

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a rise in temperatures

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prévoir

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to forecast

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une station météorologique

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a weather station

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un ballon-sonde

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a weather balloon

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régime des précipitations

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rain patterns

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surveiller l’évolution des températures

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to monitor temperatures

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la combustion d’énergies fossiles

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the burning of fossil fuels

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le dioxyde de carbone, le CO2

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carbon dioxide

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émettre du CO2

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to emit carbon dioxide

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l’effet de serre

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the green house effect

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les gaz à effet de serre

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greenhouse gases

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les émissions de dioxyde de carbon

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carbon emissions

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les émissions de gaz à effet de serre

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greenhouse gas emissions

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réduire les émissions de carbonne

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to cut, to curb carbon emissions

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réduire son empreinte carbone

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to reduce one’s carbon imprint

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la surconsommation

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overconsommation

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le niveau de la mer

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the sea level

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une élévation du niveau de la mer

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a rise in sea level

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inonder

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to flood

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une inondation

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a flood

au-dessus / en dessous du niveau de la mer

above / below sea level

des dégâts

damage

provoquer, causer des dégâts

to cause damage | to do damage

nocif, néfaste

harmful

être en danger, menacé

to be at risk, in danger

un glacier

a glacier

la calotte glaciaire, polaire

the polar icecap

le pôle Nord / Sud

the North / South Pole

la banquise

icefield, ice floe

un ours polaire, un ours blanc

a polar bear

fondre, dégeler

to thaw

dégel

thaw

fondre

to melt

l'eau douce

fresh water, freshwater

eau de mer

sea water

la nappe phréatique

groundwater

plafonner, imposer un plafond à

to cap

le commerce des droits d'émission du carbone

carbon trading

plafonner et échanger (les quotas d'émissions)

cap and trade

une taxe verte

a green tax

instaurer une taxe carbone

to introduce a carbon tax

arrêter de gaspiller l'énergie

to stop wasting energy

des ampoules basse consommation

low-energy lightbuls

éteindre les appareils électriques

to switch off electrical appliances

isoler une pièce

to insulate a room

l'isolation thermique

insulation

aller au travail en bicyclette

to cycle to work

un système de vélos en libre-service

a bicycle-sharing system