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

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:

  1. 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.
  2. time is running out (phrase) – used to emphasis when someone is left with less time to do/accomplish something important.
  3. pre-industrial (adjective) – relating to a period before industrialization.
  4. come out with (phrasal verb) – utter, say, speak (suddenly).
  5. consensus (noun) – (general) opinion, view.
  6. call for (phrasal verb) – require, need, necessitate.
  7. 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).
  8. humanity (noun) – humankind, the human race, people.
  9. look for (phrasal verb) – search for, try to find, seek.
  10. accumulate (verb) – gather, build up, collect.
  11. climate change (noun) – a long-term change in the Earth’s climate, or of a region on Earth (Courtesy: NASA).
  12. time-bound (adjective) – related to a certain moment or era in time.
  13. sound (adjective) – reasonable, logical; reliable/dependable.
  14. pull back (phrasal verb) – improve, restore, revamp.
  15. 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.
  16. pursue (verb) – engage in, follow, conduct.
  17. drought (noun) – unavailability, deficiency, lack/dry spell.
  18. land degradation (noun) – the temporary or permanent deterioration/decline in the biological or economic productive capacity/potential of the land.
  19. prognosis (noun) – forecast, prediction, projection.
  20. heatwave (noun) – (a long period of) hot weather, hotness, humidity.
  21. scenario (noun) – course of events, situation.
  22. pointer (noun) – indication, hint, signal.
  23. fast track (verb) – quick, high-speed, expeditious.
  24. pledge (noun) – promise, undertaking, assurance/agreement.
  25. scale-up (noun) – increase, expansion.
  26. cut down (phrasal verb) – reduce, decrease, lessen.
  27. water conservation (noun) – preservation, protection, safeguarding of of water resources, both surface and groundwater.
  28. afforestation (noun) – the effort to plant trees in barren (unproductive) lands so as to create a forest.
  29. 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).
  30. 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.

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