Last Generation Vocab

adaptation

• a ring-shaped string of closely spaced coral islands or reefs that surround a shallow lagoon

• the release of carbon dioxide gas, which is associated with global warming,

  into the atmosphere

• the process of adjusting to different conditions or circumstances; in the context of

  the interactive, preparing for and reacting to changes in the climate to reduce the risks posed by

  those changes

• originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native

a ring-shaped string of closely spaced coral islands or reefs that surround a shallow lagoon

• archipelago

• volcanic island

• continental island

• atoll

carbon emissions

• the release of carbon dioxide gas, which is associated with global warming,

  into the atmosphere

• a system of biological processes by which certain organisms, such as most plants, algae, and cyanobacteria, convert light energy, typically from sunlight, into the chemical energy necessary to fuel their activities.

• Trees store carbon dioxide in their fibers helping to clean the air and reduce the negative effects that this CO2 could have had on our environment

• Technology that effectively turns CO₂ and waste plastics into chemicals, fuels, various materials and thermal energy.  

significant changes in global temperature, precipitation, wind patterns, and

other measures of climate that occur over several decades or longer

• weather

• forecast

• climate change

• homeostasis

climatologist

• a person trained in the medical treatment of animals

• a person who forecasts the weather, especially one who works in a meteorological office

• a scientist who studies the atmosphere and its phenomena

• a scientist who studies climate, including the causes and long-term effects of

  changes in regional and global climates

originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native

• indigenous

• alien

• newcomer

• immigrant

A sprawling chain of low-lying coral atolls in the central Pacific Ocean. It consists of some of the easternmost islands of Micronesia, just north of the Equator.

• Hawaii

• Marshall Islands

• New Zealand

• Vanuatu

mitigation

• the process of making something less severe, dangerous, or painful; steps taken to slow the rate of climate change through reductions of

  greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere

• keep away from or stop oneself from doing (something).

• give support, confidence, or hope to (someone).

• making a problem or offense worse or more serious.

nuclear testing

• the act of reducing or eliminating nuclear weapon

• a program of research and development undertaken during World War II to produce the first nuclear weapons. It was led by the United States in collaboration with the United Kingdom and Canada.

• the testing of nuclear weapons to determine their effectiveness by exploding

  them either above or below ground

• a theoretical scenario where the mass detonation of nuclear weapons causes widespread destruction and radioactive fallout.

an agreement reached by more than 170 countries in 2015 to combat climate

change and limit global temperature rise to less than 2 degrees Celsius

• Paris Agreement

• Warsaw Agreement

• Beijing Agreement

• Delhi Agreement