Environment

drought

a long period of time when there is little or no rain and crops die

environmentally friendly

designed not to harm the areas in which we live

eyesore

something that is ugly or unpleasant to look at, especially a building

pollution

the process of damaging the air, water, or land with chemicals or other substances

deforestation

the process of removing the trees from an area of land

global warming

the slow increase in the temperature of the Earth caused partly by the greenhouse effect increasing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

natural habitat

the type of place that a particular animal usually lives in or a particular plant usually grows in, for example a desert, forest, or lake

climate change

the way the world's weather is being altered so that it is becoming warmer

natural disasters

these can cause a lot of damage or kill a lot of people, for example, floods or earthquakes

conserve

to prevent land, water, or other natural resources from being damaged or destroyed

deplete

to reduce the amount of something or the number of things

natural resources

valuable substances such as wood and oil that exist in a country's land and sea