acid rain - It contains large amounts of harmful chemicals as a result of burning substances such as coal and oil., biodegradable - It decays naturally, carbon monoxide - poisonous gas, climate - General weather conditions usually found in a particular place, deforestation - The cutting down of trees in a large area., desertification - The process by which land changes into desert., disposable product - An article that is intended to be thrown away after use., endangered species - Animals or plants which may soon not exist because there are very few now alive., fumes - Strong, unpleasant and sometimes dangerous gas; smoke., global warming - A gradual increase in world temperatures caused by polluting gases., natural resources - Things such as minerals, forests,coal etc which exist in a place and can be used by people., renewable energy - It can be producted as quicky as it is used., oil spill - It covers a large area of the surfaceof the sea, ususally because an accident has caused it to escape from a ship or container., ozone layer - It prevents harmful ultraviolent light from the sun from reaching the Earth., pollution - Damage caused to water, air or soil by harmful substances or waste., recycle - To collect and treat rubbish to produce useful materials which can be used again., tsunami - An extremely large wave caused by movement of the Earth under the sea, often caused by an eathquake., volcano - A mountain with a large circular hole at the top through which lava gases, steam and dust are or have been forced out., waste - Unwanted matter or material of any type; trash., biodiversity - Number and variety of plant and animal species in a particular area.,

Environment Vocabulary C1

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