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  • precitipation
    Rain, snow, hail and sleet are types of precipitation.
  • to diminish
    The people try to diminish the pollution of the water.
  • oil slick
    Large oil slicks were found near the coast.
  • to erode
    It took about 67,000 years to erode the Grand Canyon.
  • environmentalist
    Environmentalists are people who love the natural world.
  • famine
    The Irish Famine of 1846-50 took as many as a million lives from hunger and disease.
  • to dump
    Old washing machines have been dumped near the beach.
  • to ail
    The huge trees had been ailing for years before they were cut down.
  • catalytic converter
    Since 1993 catalytic converters have been compulsory in Britain.
  • to contaminate
    The soil has been contaminated.
  • exhaust fumes
    Over the past month officers have been stopping vehicles in Manchester to test exhaust fumes.
  • to dry up, to parch
    During the long time of drought many rivers have dried up/parched.
  • sewage plant
    The city needs to have a sewage plant.
  • to combat
    There should be stricter laws to combat air pollution.
  • disposal
    Unfortunately, fewer people know of the disposal of hazardous waste.
  • biodiversity
    What about an evening stroll to look at the biodiversity in our park?
  • to chop down
    Poor people often chop down trees for firewood.
  • coastal waters
    Many bays and coastal waters have been contaminated with heavy metals.
  • the polar ice caps
    If the polar ice caps melt, the ocean levels rise.
  • to menace
    Hurricane Hugo menaced the US coast for seven days.
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