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NI2: THE ENVIRONMENT

fog

/f/

mist

/mst/

smog

/sm/

storm /stm/
lightning /ltn/

(thunder) /nd(r)/

pollution

/plun/

(forest) fire

Global warming (the melting of the poles)

blizzard (whiteout when


visibility very limited)

snowflake

avalanche

/ vln/

Frost

/frst/

Sleet

/slit/

hail (storm)

/hel/

hailstone

heatwave

drought /drat/

flood /fld/

Monsoon

/mnsun/

earthquake /':kwek/
'

volcanic eruption /vlknk rpn/

tsunami /tsunmi/

hurricane /hrkein/, tropical cyclone or typhoon

tornado /tned/ twister /twst(r)/

(tornadoes)

Waterspout (i.e. tornado over water)

Whirlwind ['w:lwnd] (dust devil)

greenhouse effect

by Pili A.M.

http://www.readinga-z.com/book.php?id=131

Whirlwind: torbellino Sleet: aguanieve Mist: neblina Escarcha: frost

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