Climate 相關單字(Taiwan's climatic extremes文章)

drought乾旱

natural disaster天災

Typhoon pummels Taiwan颱風侵襲台灣

climate becomes extreme氣候變得惡劣

desertification 沙漠化

water shortage=lack water缺水

precipitation降雨量

water ration(ing)限水

(sb.)in a terrible fix處於窘境

resurface重現

cubic meter(s)立方公尺

uneven distribution分佈不平均

build seawater desalination plants種植去海水塩分的植物

the national land recovery plan 國土修復計畫

urbanized都市化

silt [U] in reservioirs水庫的淤泥

dam水庫

leaky water pipes漏水輸水管

a political hot potato政治上的燙手山芋

average unit price of water=water pricing單位水費

sea surface temperatures海平面溫度

El Nino climate phenomenon聖嬰現象

domestic, agricultural, industrial water use家庭.農業.工業用水

potable water可飲用水

reclaimed water=recycling water回收水  reclaim sth.回收

per capita每人

tornado龍捲風

? degree Celsius攝氏幾度

a thermometer溫度計