{"id":10697,"date":"2019-04-29T06:00:04","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T06:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=10697"},"modified":"2019-04-24T14:42:25","modified_gmt":"2019-04-24T14:42:25","slug":"the-environment-german-vocab-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/the-environment-german-vocab-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"The Environment: German Vocab & Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"

Guten Tag! Today we\u2019re going to talk about die Umwelt<\/strong> (the environment). Each year on April 22nd, the world celebrates der Tag der Erde<\/strong> (Earth Day). This is a day where events are held and awareness is raised about protecting unser Planet<\/strong> (our planet) and the environment. This post will provide you with plenty of vocabulary on the environment, and related posts from this blog about Germany and the environment.<\/p>\n

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all images: pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n

Earth Day<\/strong> \u2013 der Tag der Erde<\/p>\n

Earth<\/strong> \u2013 die Erde<\/p>\n

environment<\/strong> \u2013 die Umwelt<\/p>\n

environmentally-friendly<\/strong> \u2013 umweltfreundlich<\/p>\n

pollution<\/strong> \u2013 die Umweltverschmutzung (sometimes shortened to die Verschmutzung<\/em>)<\/p>\n

climate change<\/strong> \u2013 der Klimawandel<\/p>\n

global warming<\/strong> \u2013 die globale Erw\u00e4rmung<\/p>\n

greenhouse effect<\/strong> \u2013 der Treibhauseffekt<\/p>\n

renewable energy<\/strong> \u2013 die erneuerbare Energie<\/p>\n

solar panel<\/strong> \u2013 der Sonnenkollektor (\u2018sun collector\u2019!)<\/p>\n

recycling<\/strong> \u2013 das Recycling \/ die Wiederverwertung<\/p>\n

to recycle<\/strong> \u2013 recyceln \/ wieder verwerten<\/p>\n

to reduce<\/strong> \u2013 reduzieren<\/p>\n

to reuse<\/strong> \u2013 wieder verwenden<\/p>\n

waste<\/strong> \u2013 der Abfall \/ der M\u00fcll<\/p>\n

to waste<\/strong> \u2013 verschwenden<\/p>\n

zero waste<\/strong> \u2013 null-Abfall \/ null-M\u00fcll<\/p>\n

extreme weather<\/strong> \u2013 das extremes Wetter (also called \u2018das Unwetter\u2019<\/a>)<\/p>\n

eco-system<\/strong> \u2013 das \u00d6kosystem<\/p>\n

deforestation<\/strong> \u2013 die Abholzung<\/p>\n

over-fishing<\/strong> \u2013 die \u00dcberfischung<\/p>\n

agriculture<\/strong> \u2013 die Landwirtschaft<\/p>\n

meat consumption<\/strong> \u2013 der Fleischkonsum<\/p>\n

plastic<\/strong> \u2013 das Plastik \/ der Kunststoff<\/p>\n

straw<\/strong> \u2013 der Strohhalm<\/p>\n

plastic bag<\/strong> \u2013 die Plastikt\u00fcte<\/p>\n

paper bag<\/strong> \u2013 die Papiert\u00fcte<\/p>\n

sea<\/strong> \u2013 das Meer<\/p>\n

ocean<\/strong> \u2013 der Ozean<\/p>\n

lake<\/strong> \u2013 der See<\/p>\n

forest<\/strong> \u2013 der Wald<\/p>\n

volcano<\/strong> \u2013 der Vulkan<\/p>\n

iceberg<\/strong> — der Eisberg<\/p>\n

fresh air<\/strong> \u2013 die frische Luft<\/p>\n

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Here is a selection of posts on this blog that talk about environmental topics in Germany:<\/h3>\n

Rettet die Bienen!<\/strong><\/a>
\nThis post discusses attempts in Germany to save the bees.<\/p>\n

Diesel-Fahrverbot<\/strong><\/a>
\nThe first section of this post talks about the banning of diesel cars in Germany.<\/p>\n

Der Blaue Engel<\/strong><\/a>
\nThis post talks about a German stamp that signifies a product is environmentally friendly.<\/p>\n

M\u00fclltrennung<\/strong><\/a>
\nThis post talks about how waste gets separated in Germany.<\/p>\n

Bottle deposits (Pfand)<\/strong><\/a>
\nThe second part of this post talks about the bottle deposit (Pfand) system in Germany.<\/p>\n

Hei\u00dfzeit<\/strong><\/a>
\nThis post talks about the 2018 German \u2018Word Of The Year\u2019, which references the extremely hot weather Germany had that year.<\/p>\n

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