The Hindu Editorial (A cautionary tale) – Mar 02, 2022

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The Hindu Editorial (A cautionary tale) – Mar 02, 2022:

cautionary (adjective) – frightening, intimidating, alarming, warning.
tale (noun) – story, narrative, report.
cautionary tale (noun) – something (a report/narrative/story) that gives a warning; forewarning, caveat, red flag.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (noun) – The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the leading international body for the assessment of climate change. It was established by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in 1988 to provide the world with a clear scientific view on the current state of knowledge in climate change and its potential environmental and socio-economic impacts.
heed (verb) – pay attention to, take into account, consider.
shore up (phrasal verb) – support, help, assist someone/something from ; bolster up, buttress, strengthen, fortify, reinforce, underpin something from decline.
adaptation (noun) – alteration, modification, adjustment. (adjustments in ecological, social, or economic systems in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli and their effects or impacts. It refers to changes in processes, practices, and structures to moderate potential damages or to benefit from opportunities associated with climate change).
measure (noun) – action, step, procedure.
amidst (preposition) – amid, in the middle of; during.
turmoil (noun) – disorder, turbulence, confusion, trouble, chaos.
consortium (noun) – association, syndicate, corporation, federation.
man-made (adjective) – Made by human beings; caused by human beings; artificial.
impact (noun) – a significant & noticeable effect.
climate change (noun) – a long-term change in the Earth’s climate, or of a region on Earth (Courtesy: NASA).
predictably (adverb) – as expected.
dire (adjective) – urgent, desperate, serious.
hazard (noun) – danger, risk, peril, threat, menace.
decade (noun) – a period of ten years.
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.
irreversible (adjective) – unchangeable, irrevocable.
point out (phrasal verb) – identify, draw attention to indicate, specify, mention.
extreme (noun) – limit, extremity, maximum.
lead to (verb) – result in, cause, bring on, bring about, give rise to.
allude to (verb) – refer to, imply, mention, speak briefly of.
note (verb) – mention, refer to, allude to, indicate, point out, state.
net zero emissions/carbon neutrality (noun) – it means annual zero net CO2 emissions; Carbon neutrality means every ton of anthropogenic (human-caused or influenced) CO2 emitted is compensated with an equivalent amount of CO2 removed (e.g. via carbon sink or carbon sequestration).
summit (noun) – meeting, conference, conclave.
renewable energy (noun) – clean energy, green energy; energy generated from natural resources (such as water, wind & solar energy).
mark (noun) – a (significant) point, level, stage.
breach (verb) – break, contravene, violate, fail to comply with.
emphasis (noun) – importance, significance.
Wet bulb temperature (noun) – it is the lowest temperature to which air can be cooled by the evaporation of water into the air at a constant pressure. It is therefore measured by wrapping a wet wick (a bundle of soft cotton threads) around the bulb of a thermometer and the measured temperature corresponds to the wet bulb temperature. It is an index of the impact of heat and humidity combined. The dry bulb temperature is the ambient temperature. The difference between these two temperatures is a measure of the humidity of the air. The higher the difference in these temperatures, the lower is the humidity.
index (noun) – measure of something.
continued (adjective) – ongoing.
consequences (noun) – result, outcome, effect, reaction, repercussion, reverberations, ramification.
heat wave (noun) – (a long period of) hot weather, hotness, humidity.
productivity (noun) – efficiency, productiveness, output, yield, capacity.
pledge (noun) – promise, undertaking, vow, word, commitment, assurance, oath, agreement, guarantee.
ice sheet (noun) – a thick layer of ice that covers a large area of land permanently for a long period of time.
vulnerable (adjective) – endangered, unsafe, unprotected, unguarded, ill-protected; easily affected by, prone to, at risk of.
in terms of (phrase) – with regard to, concerning, as to, in respect of, with reference to, in the matter of, in connection with.
partisan (adjective) – biased, prejudiced, one-sided, preferential, bigoted, unjust, unfair, inequitable, unbalanced.
calculation (noun) – assessment, judgement; estimation, estimate
trump (verb) – be better than, do better than, outshine, outclass, upstage, eclipse, surpass, outdo, outperform.
consideration (noun) – factor, issue, point, concern, matter.
secure (verb) – protect, fortify, strengthen, shelter, shield, guard.
future (noun) – destiny, fate, fortune.