conservation 保护，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 渗出  渗出物 

radiation 辐射ultraviolet(UV) radiation~ radioactive 

greenhouse 温室greenhouse effect/gases 

solar 太阳的 (solar energy)^ lunar (lunar calendar) 

phenomenon 现象 

catastrophe = disaster, cataclysm 

deterioration 恶化 (? deteriorate) 

extinction 灭绝 (? extinct) 

species endangered species 

drought 干旱  (^ “找它”)＞＞＞ famine    v.s. flooding 

recurrent 反复发生的re + (oc)cur + rentv.s. concurrent 

inundate 淹没    ^ “淹掉它” 

embankment 筑堤 (em + bank + ment) 

sediment 沉积（物）= deposit 

delta 三角洲the Pearl River Delta 

alluvial 冲积的 

desertification ? desert  (v.s. dessert) 

dust-storm 沙尘暴^ thunderstorm, brainstorm 

barren 贫瘠的，不育的，无效的 

dune sand dunethe game “DUNE”! 

attributable 归因于be attributable to… 

deforestation 滥砍滥伐（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 栖息地? habit (Habit is the second nature.) 

ecosystem 生态系统 (eco + system)~ ecology 

viability ? viable  “vi”: life养育能力One tool for assessing the impact of forestry on the ecosystem is population viability analysis. 

demographic 人口统计的  demo(people) + graph(write) + ic 

interdependence inter + dependence 

counterbalance 使平衡，弥补 (=offset)counter(against) + balance 

mechanism 机理，机制 

precipitation 陡降，降水 (? precipice)＜＞ evaporation 

circulation 流通，循环 

tide à tidal wave (海啸)＜＞ ebb    ＜＜＜ earthquake 

typhoon ~ tornado, hurricane 

meteorology 气象(学) 

volcano 火山 

eruption 喷发 (? erupt)volcanic eruption    ＞＞＞ lava 

granite 花岗岩 

imminent = impending    v.s. eminent 

Celsius 摄氏的  37OCv.s. centigrade 

Fahrenheit 华氏的 

latitude 纬度(另) longitude, altitude 

tropical ? (the) tropicstropical/torrid zone, temperate zone, frigid zone 

glacier 冰川 

dump 倾倒，倾销à anti-dumping 

contaminate 弄脏  (à contaminant) 

recycle 回收再利用 

irreversible 不可逆的 (= irrevocable) 

reclaim 开垦，改造  à reclamation 

contentious 有争议的 (? contend)Many environmental issues today are highly contentious. 

opt 选择(+ for)    à option 

prioritize 优先考虑 (? prior, priority)