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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

ramas

branches

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

pez

fish (alive)

pescado

fish (ready to be eaten)

inundación (f)

flood

flor (f)

flower

niebla

fog

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

pérdida

loss

cordillera (f)

mountain range

naturaleza

nature

central (f) nuclear

nuclear power station

océano

ocean

petróleo

oil

mancha (f) de petróleo

oil slick

petrolero

oil tanker

aire (m) libre

open / fresh air

espacio (m) natural

open space

capa (f) de ozono

ozone layer

llanura (f)

plain

el planeta

planet

meseta (f)

plateau, high table-mountain

contaminante (m)

pollutant

contaminación (f)

pollution

la polución

pollution

protección

protection

desechos (m pl) radi(o)activos

radioactive waste

lluvia (f)

rain

arco (m) iris

rainbow

reciclaje

recycling

raíz

root

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

páramo/yermo

wilderness

campo (m) eólico

wind (power) farm

molino (m) de viento

windmill

bosque (m)

wood; forest; rain forest

deterioro (m)

worsening