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Climate change
The phenomenon of climate's temperature and rainfall slowly changing year by year.
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per-capita emissions
Natural environment; Climate change
The total amount of greenhouse gas emitted by a country per unit of population.
alloy
Natural environment; Climate change
A mixture of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal.
pesticide
Natural environment; Climate change
A pesticide is a substance used to kill a pest, and in a farming context a pest is anything that attacks or competes with crops. Hence, there are many different types of pesticides: for example, ...
anthropogenic climate change
Natural environment; Climate change
Man-made climate change - climate change caused by human activity as opposed to natural processes.
petrolhead
Natural environment; Climate change
A car enthusiast; often used to describe those who are most reluctant to limit their car use or petrol consumption.
atmosphere
Natural environment; Climate change
The atmosphere is the name for the mixture of gases surrounding the earth and retained there by the planet's gravitational pull - our air, in other words. The atmosphere comprises the troposphere, ...
photovoltaic cell
Natural environment; Climate change
Photovoltaics are materials that produce electricity from sunlight. A single photovoltaic cell can be used to power small devices such as calculators; combined in solar panels they can be used to ...
