conservation 保護(hù)，保存 ( conserve)v.s. conversation
environmentalist = conservationist
acid 酸 酸的 (<>alkali)acid rain
carbon 碳 (C) v.s. charcoal (炭)carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide
fume exhaust fumesv.s. smoke, fog, smog
petroleum 石油à petrol (BE) = gasoline/gas (AE)à unleaded petrol/gas
ozone 臭氧 (o + zone)ozone layer
ooze 滲出 滲出物
radiation 輻射ultraviolet(UV) radiation~ radioactive
greenhouse 溫室greenhouse effect/gases
solar 太陽(yáng)的 (solar energy)^ lunar (lunar calendar)
phenomenon 現(xiàn)象
catastrophe = disaster, cataclysm
deterioration 惡化 ( deteriorate)
extinction 滅絕 ( extinct)
species endangered species
drought 干旱 (^ “找它”)>>> famine v.s. flooding
recurrent 反復(fù)發(fā)生的re + (oc)cur + rentv.s. concurrent
inundate 淹沒(méi) ^ “淹掉它”
embankment 筑堤 (em + bank + ment)
sediment 沉積(物)= deposit
delta 三角洲the Pearl River Delta
alluvial 沖積的
desertification desert (v.s. dessert)
dust-storm 沙塵暴^ thunderstorm, brainstorm
barren 貧瘠的，不育的，無(wú)效的
dune sand dunethe game “DUNE”!
attributable 歸因于be attributable to…
deforestation 濫砍濫伐(森林)de + forest + ation<> afforestation/reforestation
log 原木，日志 伐木v.s. logo
vegetation 植物，植被v.s. vegetable, vegetarian
habitat 棲息地 habit (Habit is the second nature.)
ecosystem 生態(tài)系統(tǒng) (eco + system)~ ecology
