Nouns
When a season or period is drier than during normal conditions. There's less humidity compared to the average water availability of a season.
What is a drought?
To use something carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.
What is to waste?
Something that is not harmful to the environment.
What is eco-friendly / green / clean ?
To arrange things (like garbage/trash/junk/rubbish) systematically in groups or according to type.
What is to sort out garbage?
A period of excessively hot weather relative to the normal temperatures for the SEASON & usual climate in the AREA.
What is a heat wave?
To save (someone) from a dangerous or difficult situation.
What is to rescue?
Something that can be dangerous, detrimental, lethal or hurtful.
What is toxic / harmful / poisonous ?
The fact of putting people in great danger.
What is to jeopardize lives?
A distinct compound or substance, especially one which has been artificially prepared or purified. It's typically used in laboratories.
What is a chemical?
To predict or estimate (a future event or trend).
What is to forecast?
Something that is changeable, uncertain, unforeseeable or inconstant.
What is unpredictable?
The fact killing victims, especially in a tragic event such as a storm.
What is to claim lives?
An association that is organized and operated for public or social benefit. It does NOT have a goal to generate a profit.
What is a non-profit organization?
To make people conscious about a problem or issue.
What is to raise awareness?
Food or farming methods that do NOT use chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or other artificial chemicals. It's natural & additive-free.
What is organic?
To intentionally refuse to listen or respond to a statement or request.
What is to turn a deaf ear?
When there is a dispute, lack of consensus or approval.
What is a disagreement / disapproval / clash?
To cause (someone or something) to be vulnerable or at risk; endanger. To put (someone or something) at risk or in danger.
What is to threaten?
What is to jeopardize (endanger?)
An economic development model that is conducted without depletion (épuisement) of natural resources. Its goal is to meet necessary human development needs with natural systems / resources.
What is sustainable development?
When gases in Earth's atmosphere trap the Sun's heat. This makes Earth much warmer than it would be without an atmosphere.
The main gases linked to human activities are carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) & the fluorinated gases (HFC, PFC, SF6 and NF3).
What is the greenhouse gas effect?