The Hindu Editorial (Target 1.5) – Oct 10, 2018

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has come out with a clear scientific consensus that calls for a reversal of man-made greenhouse gas emissions,… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Target 1.5) – Oct 10, 2018.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Target 1.5) – Oct 10, 2018:

global warming (noun) – it is the unusually rapid increase in Earth’s average surface temperature over the past century primarily due to the greenhouse gases released as people burn fossil fuels.
time is running out (phrase) – used to emphasis when someone is left with less time to do/accomplish something important.
pre-industrial (adjective) – relating to a period before industrialization.
come out with (phrasal verb) – utter, say, speak (suddenly).
consensus (noun) – (general) opinion, view.
call for (phrasal verb) – require, need, necessitate.
greenhouse gas (noun) – heat trapping gas; a gas (such as water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, etc) in the atmosphere that absorbs and emits radiation, causing greenhouse effect and warming of Earth’s temperature. (Courtesy: VOA Learning English).
humanity (noun) – humankind, the human race, people.
look for (phrasal verb) – search for, try to find, seek.
accumulate (verb) – gather, build up, collect.
climate change (noun) – a long-term change in the Earth’s climate, or of a region on Earth (Courtesy: NASA).
time-bound (adjective) – related to a certain moment or era in time.
sound (adjective) – reasonable, logical; reliable/dependable.
pull back (phrasal verb) – improve, restore, revamp.
net zero (carbon building) (noun) – a building that is highly energy efficient and fully powered from on-site and/or off-site renewable energy sources.
pursue (verb) – engage in, follow, conduct.
drought (noun) – unavailability, deficiency, lack/dry spell.
land degradation (noun) – the temporary or permanent deterioration/decline in the biological or economic productive capacity/potential of the land.
prognosis (noun) – forecast, prediction, projection.
heatwave (noun) – (a long period of) hot weather, hotness, humidity.
scenario (noun) – course of events, situation.
pointer (noun) – indication, hint, signal.
fast track (verb) – quick, high-speed, expeditious.
pledge (noun) – promise, undertaking, assurance/agreement.
scale-up (noun) – increase, expansion.
cut down (phrasal verb) – reduce, decrease, lessen.
water conservation (noun) – preservation, protection, safeguarding of of water resources, both surface and groundwater.
afforestation (noun) – the effort to plant trees in barren (unproductive) lands so as to create a forest.
carbon sink (noun) – also known as carbon sequestration; a natural environment (forest or reservoir) which absorbs and stores carbon (greenhouse gases) from the atmosphere and thereby maintain a balance. (carbon sequestration is the process by which the forest removes and stores carbon from the atmosphere).
lock-in (effect) (noun) – a situation wherein it is hard for someone to repeal (the law/agreement) and unable to exit from the commitment made till the purpose is achieved.