G11 - - Vocab - Unit 6: Global warming

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

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

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

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

the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere

a gas in the atmosphere that traps heat above the earth

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

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

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

disastrous

catch and keep somebody/something in a place

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

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

poor health resulting from extreme heat