global warming (n), rise in Earth’s temperatures due to heat trapped in atmosphere, to heat up (phr v), to get hotter, fault (n), responsibility, blame, fossil fuel (n), a fuel such as coal, oil and gas that comes from under the ground after millions of years, greenhouse gas (n), gas responsible for the greenhouse effect e.g. CO2, to surround (v), to be all around sth, blanket (n), covering, to trap (v), to stop sth escaping, trouble (n), problem or difficulty, to melt (v), to turn to liquid because of heat, climate (n), the weather conditions in an area, report (n), sth that gives information, polar ice caps (n), thick layer of ice covering areas in polar regions, to vanish (v), to disappear, low-lying (adj), (of land) near or below sea level, wave (n), raised mass of water on the surface of water, coastal (adj), located near the sea, under threat (phr), in danger, to cover (v), to make a layer over the surface, serious (adj), important and worrying , in great danger (phr), at great risk, to starve (v), to suffer/die from lack of food, to drown (v), to die under the water, extinct (adj), (of a species) not existing any more, drought (n), long period without rain, unpredictable (adj), impossible to judge what may happen, to reduce (v), to lessen sth, energy-saving bulb (n), a light bulb that uses less energy than a usual one, to turn up (phr v), to increase, expert (n), specialist, frequently, often.

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