G11 - - Vocab - Unit 6: Global warming

an illness that can be passed from one person to another, especially through the air people breathe

When a lot of people do not have enough food and many die

an increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere

take in (gas, liquid, heat) from the space or surface around

a long-term change in the earth's weather due to changes in the atmosphere

poor health resulting from extreme heat

the act of cutting down or burning the trees in an area

a gas or other substance which is sent out into the air

a gas in the atmosphere that traps heat above the earth

a stable ecosystem in which a large number of species live together

catch and keep somebody/something in a place

the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere

a situation in which a plant, an animal, ... stops existing

disastrous