Imminent
Unmittelbar bevorstehend, drohend
The imminent threat of invasion
Noun: imminence
Sustainability
Nachhaltigkeit
The use of natural products and energy in a way that does not harm the environment
A company which is well known to its commitment to environmental sustainability
Consumer
Konsument/in
Links between producer and consumer
To compromise
Gefährden, beeinträchtigen
I would never compromise the safety of my family
To overshoot
Überschreiten
To go further than the place you intended to stop or turn
She had overshot by 20 meters
Resource
Ressource, Quelle
They promote the use of renewable resources like soybean oil
Budget
To move up
Aufrücken, vorrücken, vorverlegen
Theres room for another person if you move up a bit
Norm
Norm, Regel, Standard
A Situation or a pattern of behaviour that is expected
Small families are the norm nowadays
To exhaust
Etw. Aufbrauchen, Etw. Erschöpfen
Car exhaust emissions
Ecosystem
Ökosystem
Alle the organisms in an ecosystem are part of an evolutionary continuum
To regenerate
Erneuern regnerieren
Once destroyed, brain cells do not regenerate
To be akin to
Etw. Gleichen, Etw. Ähneln
This game is closely akin to hockey
Akinesia, akimbo
Deplete
Aufbrauchen
Supplies are depleting fast
To overspend
Sich verausgaben
1 Million Dollars were overspend
Evident
Offensichtlich
Synonym: obvious, clear
Deforestation
Abholzung
Soil
Boden
The study of rocks and soils
Erosion
Erosion, Abtragung
The erosion of the coastline by the sea
Biodiversity
Artenvielfalt
Build up
Anhäufung
Carbon dioxide
Kohlenstoffdioxid
Pressing
Dringend, akut
Consumption
Verbrauch, Konsum
Gas and oil consumption always increases in cold weather
To mine
Abbauen
Mine gold
To extract
Entnehmen, gewinnen, fördern
Yeast extract
Essence
Fracking
The process of forcing liquid at high pressure into rocks, deep holes in the ground, etc. in order to force open existing cracks and take out oil or gas
To contaminate
Verseuchen, verschmutzen
A river contaminate by pollution
Synonym: adulterate
To soar
Aufsteigen, in die Höhe steigen
Air pollution will soon soar above safety levels
Synonym: rocket
Hydro
Wasser, Wasserkraft
The wind farms and the hydro generate the electricity
Advance
Fortschritt
Major advances in medical science
To generate
Erzeugen
The wind turbines are used to generate electricity
Hydrogen
Wasserstoff
Prolonged
Anhaltend, dauernd
A prolonged illness
Plastic fibers
Kunststofffaser
Even beaches that seem clear have over 5000 plastic fibers per liter of sand
Landfill
Mülldeponie
An area of earth where large amounts of waste material are buried
Zoom in
Heranzoomen
Habitat
Lebensraum, Heimat
The pandas natural habitat is the bamboo forest
Myriad
Vielzahl
The myriad problems of modern life
Viable
Funktionsfähig, lebensfähig
There is no viable alternative
opposite: unviable
Synonym: feasible
Gradual
Schrittweise
A gradual change in climate
To relate sth to
Etw. Mit Etw. Verknüpfen
Synonym: empathize
Unprecedented
Neuartig, noch nie da gewesen
The situation is unprecedented in modern times
Urbanization
Urbanisierung
A time of rapid urbanization and industrialization
Considerable
Beachtlich, erheblich
Damage to the building was considerable
Synonym: significant
Glacier
Gletscher
The calcite calved a large iceberg
Ice cap
Polare Eiskappe
Flooding
Überflutung
There will be heavy raining with flooding in some areas
Coastal
Küste, an der Küste gelegt
A costal path
Unpredictable
Unberechenbar, unvorhersehbar
Severe
Ernst, heftig
His injuries are severe
Drought
Dürre, Trockenheit
One of the worst droughts on record
Frequency
Häufigkeit
These incidents have increased in freqzúency
Heatwave
Hitzewelle
A long summer heatwave has caused most of the crops to die
Shortage
Mangel, Knappheit
A desperate shortage of food
Crop
Ernte
Sugar cane is an important crop on the island
To jeopardize
Gefährden, aufs spiel
He would never do anything to jeopardize his career
Synonym: endanger
Malnutrition
Unterernährung, Mangelernährung
Starvation
Hunger, HUngersnot
To die from starvation
Greenhouse gas
Treibhausgase
Government commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Irreversible
Unumkehrbar
An irreversible change
Versatile
Vielseitig, vielfältig
Hes a versatile actor who has played a wide variety of parts
Gear
Ausrüstung
She had her running gear on
Synonyms: equipment
Bio-degradable
Biologisch abbaubar
Most plastics are not readily biodegradable
To litter
Vermüllen
Broken glass littered the street
Repercussion
Auswirkung, Nachwirkung
These actions have potential repercussions
Synonym: consequence
To underestimate
Unterschätzen
Fossil fuel
Fossiler Brennstoff
Fossil fuels reserves are rapidly being depleted
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