Chapter 2/Interactions 1 Experiencing Nature The Powerful Influence of Weather global
universal, worldwide
mood
the way you feel at a particular time
moody
often changing quickly from being in a good temper to being in a bad temper [=temperamental]
emotion
feeling
sufficient
enough, adequate
recreate
to make something from the past exist again in a new form
depend on
need the help and support of someone or something, in order to live or continue as before, rely on
meteorology
the scientific study of weather conditions
biometeorology
a science that deals with the relationship between living things and atmospheric phenomena
atmosphere
the mixture of gases that surrounds the earth
powerful
very strong or great, forceful
impact
effect, influence
personality
someone's character, especially the way they behave towards other people
moisture
amounts of water that are present in the air
air pressure
force of the air
stroke
damage to a blood vessel in the brain which can cause a loss of the ability to move
vessel
particular parts of the body, a tube that carries liquids such as blood through the body
heart attack
a serious medical condition in which the heart does not get enough blood, causing great pain and often leading to death
headache
pain in the head
forceful
powerful
disorder
an illness of the mind or body
physical
connected with the body
associated
to be related to a particular subject, activity etc
disease
an illness which affects a person, animal, or plant
cold
a common illness that makes it difficult to breathe through your nose and often makes your throat hurt
pneumonia
a serious illness that affects the lungs and makes it difficult to breathe
lung
one of the two organs in your body that you breathe with
region
a large area of a country or of the world, usually without exact limits [= area]
blood pressure
the force with which blood travels through your body
force
physical or natural power
greatly
extremely or very much
depressing
making you feel very sad
depressed
very unhappy, low in mood
nervous
worried or frightened about something, and unable to relax
irritable
getting annoyed quickly or easily
Seasonal Affective Disorder-SAD
an illness that makes people feel sad and tired in winter, because there is not enough light from the sun
darkness
when there is no light
organize
arrange things in a particular order or pattern
hurricane
a storm that has very strong fast winds and that moves over water
flood
a very large amount of water that covers an area that is usually dry
injury
a wound or damage to part of the body caused by an accident or attack
response
reply, reaction
average
not unusually big or small
tropical
existing in the hottest parts of the world: the tropical rain forests
humidity
the amount of water contained in the air, wetness
typical
usual
extreme
very unusual and severe or serious
tornado
an extremely violent storm that has air that spins very quickly
blizzard
snowstorm
drought
a long period of dry weather when there is not enough water for plants and animals
force
natural power
globe
the world
global warming
a general increase in world temperatures caused by increased amounts of carbon dioxide around the earth
major
very large or important
planet
a very large round object in space that moves around the sun or another star
amount
a quantity of something such as time, money, or a substance
coal
a hard black mineral which is dug out of the ground and burnt to produce heat
complain
to say that you are annoyed, not satisfied, or unhappy about something or someone [= complaint]
criticism
remarks that say what you think is bad about someone or something
rainbow
a large curve of different colors that appear in the sky when there is sun and rain
arthritis
inflammation of the joints
cluster
a group of things of the same kind that are very close together to
generate
produce or cause something [= create]
training thunderstorms
storms that follow each other along the same route
thunderstorm
a storm with thunder and lightning
troublesome
causing problems, in an annoying way: a troublesome child
phenomenon
something that happens or exists in society, science, or nature, especially something that is studied because it is difficult to understand
moderate
not very large or very small, very hot or very cold, very fast or very slow etc
threat
the possibility that something very bad will happen
property
the thing or things that someone owns
front
the place where two areas of air of different temperatures meet, a boundary between different air masses
dump
to put down or drop something in a careless way
total
including everything
successive
coming or following one after the other
pour
make a liquid flow quickly and in large amounts
thoroughly
completely
soak
to make something completely wet
interstate highway
a wide road that goes between states, on which cars can travel very fast
ranch
a very large farm on which animals are kept, especially in North America
isolate
to separate one person, group, or thing from other people or things
route
a way between two places that buses, planes, ships etc regularly travel
tend
likely to behave in a particular way
involve
include
boundary
the real or imaginary line that marks the edge of a state, country etc
mass
a large amount of a substance which does not have a definite or regular shape
barely
almost not [= hardly]
battle
a fight between two armies, groups of people etc
to fuel
to make something, especially something bad, increase or become stronger
formation
the development of something into a particular thing or shape
unpredictable
changing a lot so it is impossible to know what will happen
altitude
the height of an object or place above the sea
cut-off
a limit or level at which you stop doing something
circulate
to move around within a system
swell
to become larger and rounder than normal
to roll
to move continuously in a particular direction
ashore
towards the shore of a lake, river, sea etc
mudslide
when a lot of wet earth suddenly falls down the side of a hill
constant
happening all the time, continuous
feature
characteristic, quality, trait