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declining ocean pH as seawater takes up carbon dioxide
海洋酸化
large-scale flow of seawater in a particular direction
洋流
use a resource faster than it can recover or remain available
过度开发；过度利用
ground staying at or below freezing for at least two consecutive years
多年冻土
allowing fluid to move through connected spaces
可渗透的；透水的
reduce fossil fuel use progressively until it ends
逐步淘汰化石燃料；逐步停止使用化石燃料
zone where tectonic plates meet
板块边界
substance that contaminates air, water, or land
污染物
harmful substances or energy introduced into the environment
污染
water falling to the surface as rain, snow, or other forms
降水
wind direction occurring most often in a location
盛行风
geographical area set aside to protect natural features
保护区
add water to an aquifer or saturated groundwater system
补给（地下水或含水层）
process used materials so they can be used again
回收利用；再生利用
restoring forest cover where forest existed before
重新造林；森林恢复
able to be replenished naturally within a useful timescale
可再生的
return damaged wetlands toward a functioning natural condition
修复湿地
have a glacier's front shift backward as ice loss exceeds advance
（冰川前缘）退缩
use an item again for the same or a new purpose
重复使用；再次利用
water moving over the surface toward streams or other outlets
地表径流
amount of dissolved salts in water
盐度
height of the sea surface used to describe coastal water levels or elevation
海平面
loose material transported or deposited by water, wind, or ice
沉积物
rock formed by sediment accumulation or mineral deposition
沉积岩
remove carbon from circulation and hold it in storage
封存；固存（碳）
wastewater carrying human waste from buildings
生活污水；污水
haze formed by pollutants in the air
烟雾；污染烟雾
abnormal coastal water rise caused by a storm
风暴潮增水；风暴潮
able to continue without undermining the natural resources it depends on
可持续的
large moving section of Earth's rigid outer layer
构造板块