The Hindu Editorial (Climate warnings) – Dec 07, 2019

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The Hindu Editorial (Climate warnings) – Dec 07, 2019

Two important reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), on the impact of higher global temperatures on land,… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Climate warnings)- Dec 07, 2019.

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Climate warnings) – Dec 07, 2019:

unmet (adjective) – not achieved, not fulfilled.
fall short of (phrase) – be deficient/inadequate/insufficient; fail to meet/reach.
climate change (noun) – a long-term change in the Earth’s climate, or of a region on Earth (Courtesy: NASA).
cryosphere (noun) – the places on the earth’s surface where water is in its solid form, frozen into ice or snow.
lend (verb) – give, provide, offer.
measure (noun) – act, bill, law, statute.
Paris Agreement/Accord (noun) – The Paris Agreement builds upon the Convention (agreement) and for the first time brings all nations into a common cause to undertake ambitious efforts to combat climate change and adapt to its effects, with enhanced support to assist developing countries to do so.
commodify (verb) – treat as a commodity.
greenhouse gas (GHGs) (noun) – heat trapping gas; 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).
optimistic (adjective) – positive, confident, hopeful.
scenario (noun) – course of events, situation.
livelihood (noun) – source of income, means of support, living, subsistence.
biodiversity (noun) – the existence of a number and variety of species (plants & animals) in a particular geographic region/ environment.
tropical (adjective) – relating to the region of the Earth near to the equator and between the Tropic of Cancer in the northern hemisphere and the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere.
relative (adjective) – considerable, some, proportionate.
exacerbate (verb) – make worse, worsen, aggravate, compound.
catastrophic (adjective) – destructive, ruinous, disastrous.
deal a blow to (phrase) – to harm/upset someone or something.
stock (noun) – supply, reserve, accumulation.
anomaly (noun) – abnormality, irregularity, oddity.
mean (adjective) – average, standard, normal.
alarming (adjective) – worrying, disturbing, shocking/distressing.
low-lying (adjective) – ground-level, sea-level, flat.
underscore (verb) – underline, emphasize, highlight.
unprecedented (adjective) – not done or experienced before.
liberal (adjective) – abundant, copious, ample/plentiful, generous.
reinforce (verb) – strengthen, fortify, bolster up.
differentiated (adjective) – distinguished, segregated, individualized
account for (phrasal verb) – constitute, make up, comprise/form.
credible (adjective) – acceptable, dependable, convincing.
green energy (noun) – renewable energy, clean energy; energy generated from the natural resources (such as water, wind &solar energy).
certainty (noun) – confidence, sureness, positiveness.
resolve (noun) – determination, resolution, decision, firmness of purpose.
augment (verb) – upgrade, boost, improve.
yawning (adjective) – large, huge, great/big.