Icelandic in 90 Days

Day 81 - Environment and Ecology

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Vocabulary of the Day

umhverfi

(environment)

Vistfræði

(ecology)

mengun

(pollution)

loftslag

(climate)

náttúruvernd

(conservation)

sjálfbærni

(sustainability)

endurvinna

(recycle)

líffræðileg fjölbreytni

(biodiversity)

Vistkerfi

(ecosystem)

endurnýjanlegur

(renewable)

Skógaröskun

(deforestation)

lífrænn

(organic)

Búsvæði

(habitat)

tegundir

(species)

Í hættu

(endangered)

hlýnun jarðar

(global warming)

náttúruauðlindir

(natural resources)

Ósonlagið

(ozone layer)

niðurbrjótanlegt

(biodegradable)

kolefnisspor

(carbon footprint)

náttúruverndarsinni

(conservationist)

Gróðurhúsalofttegundir

(greenhouse gases)

endurnýjanleg orka

(renewable energy)

sólorka

(solar power)

Vindorka

(wind energy)

vatnahringrás

(water cycle)

Ljóstillífun

(photosynthesis)

Molting

(composting)

Skógrækt

(afforestation)

villt líf

(wildlife)

Mengunarefni

(pollutant)

jarðar

(earth)

sjálfbær þróun

(sustainable development)

útblástur

(emissions)

jarðefnaeldsneyti

(fossil fuels)

umhverfisvænn

(eco-friendly)

úrgangsstjórnun

(waste management)

ofmönnun

(overpopulation)

koltvíoxíð

(carbon dioxide)

metan

(methane)

dínituroxíð

(nitrous oxide)

vistfræðileg fótspor

(ecological footprint)

Súr regn

(acid rain)

hrein orka

(clean energy)

Gróður

(vegetation)

hnignun

(degradation)

Loftslagsbreytingar

(climate change)

verndun

(preservation)

umhverfissinni

(environmentalist)

Lífmassi

(biomass)

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