petroleum oil, natural gas and coal - which are burnt to produce energy
fossil fuels
to send (used newspapers, bottles, cans, etc.) to a place where they are made into something new
recycle
The increasing temperature of the Earth
global warming
Too much water in an area where normally there isn't water
flood
The part of the Earth’s atmosphere which protects the planet from the Sun
ozone layer
A long period of time when there is no rain
drought
When heat cannot escape the atmosphere and the temperature of the Earth goes up
greenhouse effect
when the ice in the Poles turn to water
Ice cap melting
When there are too many people in a place
overpopulation
fog or haze intensified by smoke or other atmospheric pollutants.
smog
energy that comes from natural sources like solar, wind, etc.
renewable energy
What do we call the introduction of harmful and poisonous materials and substances into the environment
pollution
the idea that goods and services should be produced in ways that do not use resources that cannot be replaced and that do not damage the environment:.
sustainability
concern about and well-informed interest in a particular situation or development, for example of the environment
awareness
the critical time in a situation, process, or system beyond which a significant and often unstoppable effect or change takes place
tipping point
an increase in the level of the world's oceans due to the effects of global warming
sea level rise
