sulfuric - type of acid produced by burning coal, maldives - a low lying island nation threatened by rising sea levels, bleaching - this process kills corals, acidification - a problem in the oceans caused by rising CO2 levels in the atmosphere, malaria - a tropical disease spread by mosquitos, papuanewguinea - a country being affected by higher mosquito line, losangeles - a city in California with a severe smog problem, desertification - the process whereby fertile farmland becomes barren and infertile, thesahel - region in Africa with severe environmental problems, forestfires - these are a growing problem in Australia, California, Southern Europe, fukushima - a nuclear reactor blew up here in 2011, geothermal - type of renewable energy associated with Iceland, heatpumps - these are now replacing oil and gas boilers in new houses, balanceofpayments - Ireland's ________________(3 words) would be greatly improved by replacing imported fossil fuels with renewable energy, bikelanes - adding more of these would encourage people to cycle more, shenzhen - city in China where the iphone is assembled, albedo - the effect where light surfaces reflect light and heat, methane - a very powerful greenhouse gas, ch4 - chemical formula for methane, so2 - chemical formula for sulfur dioxide, h2co3 - chemical formula for carbonic acid, stanford - university associated with Silicon Valley, tungsten - this metal is used in the speakers of iphones, lithium - this is used in the batteries of iphones, superconductor - gold is used in iphones because it is a ______, rareearthminerals - these are used in the screens of iphones, cupertino - where Apple Park is located, china - country that is leading the way in the transition to renewable energy, beautiful,clean - how Trump refers to coal (2 words), gulfofmexico - there was a huge oil spill here in 2010, katrina - hurricane that devastated New Orleans in 2005, aluminiumsmelting - an industry that Iceland has developed thanks to geothermal energy, byd - Chinese electrical car brand, thermal expansion - this accounts for 1/3 of global sea level rise, permafrost - this is thawing in Siberia and releasing huge amounts of methane, shannonbasis - region in Ireland especially prone to flooding, landslides - these are an increasing problem in Central America thanks to an accelerated water cycle,

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