Setback to climate action plans – The Hindu (Jan 27, 2017)

Setback to climate action plans – The Hindu (Jan 27, 2017)

That Donald Trump’s scepticism about climate change will adversely impact policies to address global warming became abundantly clear minutes after his swearing-in as U.S. President.  For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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1. scepticism (noun) – doubt, doubtfulness, lack of conviction.
2. climate change (noun) – a long-term change in the Earth’s climate, or of a region on Earth (Courtesy: NASA).
3. adversely (adverb) – harmfully, unfavourably, dangerously.
4. global warming (noun) – it is the unusually rapid increase in Earth’s average surface temperature over the past century primarily due to the greenhouse gases released as people burn fossil fuels (Courtesy: NASA).
5. abundantly (adverb) – extremely, distinctly, highly.
6. swear in (phrasal verb) – inaugurate, introduce, admit into office.
7. suit (noun) – executive, bureaucrat, administrator.
8. scrub (verb) – abolish, throw out, abandon.
9. resurrect (verb) – revive, restore, re-establish.
10. protracted (adjective) – very long,  prolonged, extensive.
11. gag order (noun) – it is an order, typically a legal order by a court or government, restricting information or comment from being made public or passed onto any unauthorized third party (Courtesy: Wikipedia).
12. in line with (phrase) – in accordance with.
13. hoax (noun) – deception, fraud, humbug/bluff.
14. fossil-fuels (noun) – non renewable resources or fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas are formed from the buried /deposited organic materials.
15. alarming (adjective) – worrying, disturbing, troubling.
16. accord (noun) – agreement, treaty, pact/deal.
17. greenhouse gas (noun) – a gas (such as water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, etc) in the atmosphere that absorbs and emits radiation, causing greenhouse effect and warming of Earth’s temperature (Courtesy: VOA Learning English).
18. pre-industrial (adjective) – relating to a period before industrialization.
19. repercussions (noun) – consequence, result/effect, outcome.
20. mitigate (verb) – alleviate, reduce, lessen.

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