GLOBAL WARMING
Glaciers are melting, sea levels are rising,
cloud forests are dying, and wildlife is
scrambling to keep pace. It has become clear
that humans have caused most of the past
century's warming by releasing heat-
trapping gases as we power our modern
lives. Called greenhouse gases, their levels
are higher now than at any time in the last
800,000 years.
We often call the result global warming, but
it is causing a set of changes to the Earth's
climate, or long-term weather patterns, that
varies from place to place. While many
people think of global warming and climate
change as synonyms, scientists use “climate
change” when describing the complex shifts
now affecting our planet’s weather and
climate systems - in part because some areas
actually get cooler in the short term.
Climate change encompasses not only rising
average temperatures but also extreme
weather events, shifting wildlife populations
and habitats, rising seas, and a range of
other impacts. All of those changes are
emerging as humans continue to add heat-
trapping greenhouse gases to the
atmosphere, changing the rhythms of
climate that all living things have come to
rely on.
Source: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/global-warming-overview
SYNONYMS
o heat-trapping gases » greenhouse gases » heat-trapping greenhouse gases
o causing a set of changes to the Earth's climate » changing the rhythms of climate
o sea levels are rising » rising seas
o glacier ˈɡleɪʃər/ (n) = a slow-moving
mass or river of ice, formed from snow
on mountains or near the North Pole or
South Pole: song băng
o to keep pace = to move, increase,
change, etc. at the same speed as
somebody/something: theo kịp
o to release something /rɪˈliːs/ (v) = to
allow a substance to flow out from
somewhere: thải, xả …
o synonym /ˈsɪnənɪm/ (n) = a word or
expression that has the same or nearly
the same meaning as another in the
same language: từ đồng nghĩa
o complex /ˈkɑːmpleks/ (adj) = made
of many different things or parts that
are connected: phức tạp
o shift /ʃɪft/ (n) = change: sự thay đổi
o encompass /ɪnˈkʌmpəs/ (v) =
include: bao gồm
o extreme weather events =
unexpected, unusual, severe, or
unseasonal weather: các hiện tượng
thời tiết khắc nghiệt
o to emerge /ɪˈmɜːrdʒ/ (v) = appear:
xuất hiện
o to rely on … = to need or depend on:
phụ thuộc vào …