A&B Unit 3 Input 1: APOCALYPSE Word Formation

The trend toward increasing urbanization looks unstoppable for the (a)   future, and it has big implications for energy use. (foresee)

The famous research paper, called "World scientists’ warning to humanity", was signed by around 20,000 (a)   scientists. (prominence)

The first of a mega-capacity storage unit was actually built by Tesla, for a wind farm in Australia and the aim of this mega-battery was to support and (a)   existing electricity supplies. (stability)

In the last few decades, PV systems have started to be used (a)   . This is mainly thanks to being so flexible, modular, and durable. (extensive)

The most likely causes of mass extinctions can be narrow down to volcano eruptions, asteroid (a)   , and sea level falls. (collide)

On Easter Island, in the past, humans disappeared as a result of the (a)   of the ecosystem. (collapse)

There is a certain tipping point -a point where the ecosystem can no longer (a)   any more disturbance. (endurance)

Humans affect ecosystem vitality when they (a)   the balance of local biodiversity. (alteration)

In 2009, an international group of experts identified nine inter-linked planetary boundaries that (a)   the stability of the global ecosystem. (underpinning)

Some of the inter-linked planetary boundaries are climate change, ocean acidification, ozone (a)   , biodiversity loss, global fresh water use, and chemical pollution. (deplete)