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241. What is Environmental Terrorism?: The Collapse of Ukraine’s Largest Dam! (English Vocabulary Lesson)

241. What is Environmental Terrorism?: The Collapse of Ukraine’s Largest Dam! (English Vocabulary Lesson)

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241. What is Environmental Terrorism?: The Collapse of Ukraine’s Largest Dam! (English Vocabulary Lesson)

FromThinking in English

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22 minutes
Released:
Jun 12, 2023
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The largest dam in Ukraine collapsed, and it is likely the disaster was due to a deliberate attack. If it was deliberate, it would one of the most severe acts of environmental terrorism in history. Let’s discuss the collapse, talk about environmental terrorism, and discuss the risks and history of destroying the environment in war and conflicts!




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Vocabulary


Dam (n) - a wall built across a river that stops the river's flow and collects the water, especially to make a reservoir (= an artificial lake) that provides water for an area.
Collapse (v) - to fall down suddenly because of pressure or having no strength or support.
Counter-offensive (n) - a set of attacks that defend against enemy attacks.
Blow (something) up (phrasal v) - to destroy something or kill someone with a bomb, or to be destroyed or killed by a bomb.
Contaminate (v) - to make something less pure or make it poisonous.
Ecological (adj) - relating to ecology (= the relationship between living things and their environment) or the environment.
Destructive (adj) - causing great and irreparable damage.
Flooding (n) - the condition of becoming filled or covered with a large amount of water.


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