Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
This word means to use less of something.
Reduce
This type of energy comes from the sun and can be used to power homes, schools and office buildings.
Solar Energy
This type of ecosystem is covered with trees and is home to animals like monkeys, birds, and tigers.
Forest
This natural disaster, which is becoming more common due to climate change in New York City, can destroy homes with flooding and dangerously strong winds
Hurricanes
During the summer, New York City experiences this type of weather
Hot or humid
Instead of throwing away old clothes, you can do this to them to give them a new life.
Reuse
This type of pollution is made up of harmful gases and particles that make the air dirty and hard to breathe.
Air Pollution
This process is causing the Earth’s temperatures to rise, leading to melting ice caps and more extreme weather
Climate Change
When extreme heatwaves happen, this group of people, who often don't have air conditioning, are most at risk.
The Elderly or Senior Citizens
This area of New York City, which is close to the ocean, is particularly vulnerable to flooding due to rising sea levels.
Lower Manhattan
This material is often used for water bottles and should be placed in the recycling bin, not the trash!
Plastic
When factories dump chemicals into rivers like the East River, it causes this type of pollution.
Water Pollution
This word means to ensure that everyone has a fair chance of living the healthiest life possible and that no one group of people endures an unequal burden of climate change.
Environmental Justice
Communities that live near factories or highways often have higher levels of this, which can lead to health problems like asthma.
Air Pollution
This large, green space in the middle of Manhattan helps to keep the air clean and cool the city during hot weather that used to be home to an African-American community.
Central Park
This type of shopping bag can be reused many times instead of a single-use plastic bag. It sometimes costs 25 cents to purchase.
Reusable Bag
These energy sources, like coal and oil, are not renewable and pollute the environment.
Fossil Fuel
Flooding causes rivers and__ to rise
Sea Levels
The Lower East side is over burden with this many number of bridges that contribute to poor health quality.
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This New York City subway system helps reduce air pollution by encouraging people to use public transportation instead of driving cars.
MTA or the subway
This type of bin collects paper, plastic, glass, and metal to be recycled. Most of the time, this bin is blue.
Recycling Bin
This type of energy is derived from renewable sources that do not pollute the atmosphere, such as wind, solar, and hydropower (water).
Clean Energy
This term describes the long-term weather patterns in an area, which are changing due to global warming.
Climate
The East River Generating Station is natural gas-fired power plant located along this River
East River
After this major hurricane hit New York City in 2012, the city began making plans to protect itself from future storms.
Hurricane Sandy