Global warming Flashcards

(43 cards)

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un climatologue

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a climate scientist / a climatologist

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le monde se réchauffe

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the world is heating up

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la planète suffoque

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the planet is choking

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un bouleversement climatique

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a major shift in the climate

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5
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modifier les tendances climatiques

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to alter weather patterns

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les catastrophes liées à la météo

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weather-related disasters

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des conditions météos extremes

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extreme weather

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un scénario catastrophe

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a nightmare scenario

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être causé par l’activité humaine

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to be caused by human activity

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aggraver la situation

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to exacerbate the situation

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dévaster

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devastate

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la diminutionde la couche d’ozone

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ozone depletion

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des gazs à effet de serre

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greenhouse gases

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des émissions de gaz à effet de serre

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greenhouse gas emissions

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des gazs qui retiennent la chaleur

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heat-trapping gases

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16
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rejeter du gaz carbonique

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to emit carbon dioxide

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absorber le gaz carbonique

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to absorb/ to soak up CO2

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la sécheresse

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les calottes glaciaires

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le permafrost

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la fonte des glaciers

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the melting of glaciers

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la glace polaire s’amenuise

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polar ice is thinning

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la couche de neige diminue

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snow cover is shrinking

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le recul des glaciers

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glacier retreat

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une inondation
a flood
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des inondations cotieres
coastal flooding
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une augentation du niveau de la mer
a rise in sea level
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une vague de chaleur, une canicule
a heat wave
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le protocole de Kyoto
the Kyoto protocol
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atteindre un objectif
to meet a target
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faire payer les pollueurs
to make polluters pay
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réduire ses émissions de CO2
to cut one's emissions
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des énergies non renouvelables
fossil fuels
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des énergies de substitution
alternative energy sources
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séquestrer le CO2 dans le sous sol
to trap CO2 in the subsoil
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stocker le CO2 dans les océans
to store CO2 in the seas
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être particulièrement menacé
to be particulary at risk
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redresser la situation
to stop the rot
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Ce sont ceux qui sont le moin responsables de la situation qui en patiront le plus
those least responsible for the situation will suffer its worst impact
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la situation s'améliorerait si les consommateurs changeaient leurs habitudes
things woult be looking up if there were a shift in consumer habits
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il est temps d'agir efficacement pour éviter le désastre
it is tie to take effective action to ward off disaster
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l'idée qu'on ne peut pas ignorer la nature commence à faire son chemin
it is starting to sink in that we can't ignore nature
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le changement climatique
climate change