Vocabulario para El Calentamiento Global El Medio Ambiente
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aleccionadores |
instructive |
adj.
serving to
inform or educate; informative; enlightening. |
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argumentar |
argue |
v.
to put
forward reasons for or against something. |
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biodiversidad |
biodiversity |
n .the variation of life forms within a given ecosystem, biome, or for the entire Earth. |
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calentamiento mundial |
global warming |
n. the act or process of becoming or
making extinct, or of being ended or putting an end to. |
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cambio climático |
weather change |
n. a change in weather patterns. |
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certezas |
certainties |
s. the state of being assured, confident,
or positive. |
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colapso ecológico |
ecological break down |
n. to stop functioning
or end suddenly; fail. |
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conmueven |
move, touch |
v. to cause tender, powerful, or
sympathetic feelings in. |
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conservación
de especies |
species
conservation |
n. the preservation of the species |
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cuencas
hidrológicas |
basins |
n. in geography, a large area of country that is drained of water runoff by a river. |
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de riego |
irrigated |
adj. relying on artificial application of
water |
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de temporal |
rain-fed |
adj. relying only on direct rainfall |
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deforestación |
deforestation |
n. the removal of forest or trees from an area of land. |
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ecocida |
ecocide |
n. the destruction of the environment or of ecological systems by indiscriminate exploitation of natural resources, dumping of chemical wastes, the use of defoliants and pollutants, and the like. |
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ecosistemas |
ecosystem |
n. a community of living things, together with their environment. |
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ecoturismo |
ecotourism |
n. form of tourism, that appeals to ecologically
and socially conscious individuals. |
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efecto invernadero |
greenhouse effect |
n. the warming trend on the surface and in the lower atmosphere of a planet, held by scientists to occur when solar radiation is trapped, as by emissions from the planet. |
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emisiones |
discharge |
s.
that which is
emitted; discharge. |
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entorno natural |
natural settings, natural surroundings |
n. the environment of anything, including all that affects it. |
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entornos humanos de existencia |
human living environment |
n. the sum of surrounding objects, influences, and conditions; surroundings. |
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escurrimiento |
runoff |
n. anything that drains away, such as
excess rainwater that is not absorbed by the earth. |
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extinción |
extinction |
n. the act or process of becoming or
making extinct, or of being ended or putting an end to. |
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humedad relativa |
relative humidity |
n. the amount of water vapor in the air,
relative to the greatest amount possible at a given temperature. |
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huracán |
hurricane |
n.
a powerful
cyclonic storm that originates in the West Indian region of the |
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impacto ambiental |
environmental impact |
n.
changes in all of the factors and
circumstances that surround an organism or group of organisms and have an
impact on their development and survival. |
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impredecible |
unpredictable |
adj. not predictable; not able to be known
beforehand. |
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influirlo |
influence |
v.
to have
influence on; sway. |
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insignificante |
insignificant, trivial |
adj.
having no
value, importance, or significance; trivial. |
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intergubernamental |
intergovernmental |
adj. composed of more than one government. |
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inundación |
flood |
n.
an
overflowing of water onto land that is not normally under water. |
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lluvia torrencial |
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n. violent and rapid rain falling like a
torrent. |
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mancha
urbana |
urban sprawl |
n. spread or extension in a loose, disordered manner. |
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precipitación |
precipitation |
n. snow, rain, or the like, or the amount
of such matter to fall on a given area in a given amount of time. |
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producto interno bruto, PIB |
gross domestic product, GDP |
n. the total value of all final goods and services produced in a particular economy. |
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radiación solar |
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rapacidad productiva |
production predatoriness |
n. quality of prey or pertaining to, or being characterized by thievery or violence. |
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sequía |
drought |
n. an unusually prolonged lack of rain. |
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sobrecalentamiento |
overheating |
n. to become or cause to become too hot. |
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tormenta |
storm |
n. a turbulent condition of the
atmosphere, usu. accompanied by rain, snow, thunder, or lightning. |
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vernalización |
vernalization |
n. acquisition of the competence to flower in the
spring by exposure to the prolonged cold of winter. |