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incendio (m) (forestal)

(forest) fire

energía (f) (solar, eólica, etc.)

(sun, wind, etc.) energy

clorofluorocarbonos (m pl)

CFCs

altiplano (m)

South American highlands

aire (m)

air

atmósfera (f)

atmosphere

biodiversidad (f)

biodiversity

ave (f) (el ave) de rapiña

bird of prey

campaña (f)

campaign

catástrofe (f)

catastrophe

limpieza (f)

cleaning, cleansing

clima (m)

climate

cambio (m) climático

climate change

costa (f)

coast

litoral (m)

coast, seaboard

consumidor(a) (m, f)

consumer

consumo (m)

consumption

corrosión (f)

corrosion

deforestación (f)

deforestation

desierto (m)

desert

desertificación (f)

desertification

destrucción (f)

destruction

desastre (m)

disaster

agua (f) (el agua) potable

drinking water

ecología (f)

ecology

medio (m) ambiente

environment

desgaste (m)

erosion

erosión (f)

erosion

gases (m pl) de escape

exhaust gases

fábrica (f)

factory

fertilizante (m)

fertilizer

inundación (f)

flood

flor (f)

flower

helada (f)

frost

combustible (m)

fuel

emisiones (f pl) de gas

gas emissions

glaciar (m)

glacier

calentamiento (m) global

global warming

efecto (m) invernadero

greenhouse effect

granizo (m)

hail

chaparrón (m)

heavy downpour

hielo (m)

ice

cordillera (f)

mountain range

central (f) nuclear

nuclear power station

mancha (f) de petróleo

oil slick

aire (m) libre

open / fresh air

espacio (m) natural

open space

capa (f) de ozono

ozone layer

llanura (f)

plain

meseta (f)

plateau, high table-mountain

contaminante (m)

pollutant

contaminación (f)

pollution

desechos (m pl) radi(o)activos

radioactive waste

lluvia (f)

rain

arco (m) iris

rainbow

basura (f)

rubbish

desperdicios (m pl)

rubbish

ahorro (m)

saving

científico/a (m, f)

scientist

chubasco (m)

shower

humo (m)

smoke

especie (f)

species

entorno (m)

surroundings, environment

amenaza (f)

threat

marea (f)

tide

emanaciones (f pl) tóxicas

toxic emissions

derroche (m)

waste

despilfarro (m)

waste

animal (m) salvaje

wild animal

campo (m) eólico

wind (power) farm

molino (m) de viento

windmill

bosque (m)

wood; forest; rain forest

deterioro (m)

worsening


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