A&B Unit 3 Input 1: APOCALYPSE Word Formation

The trend toward increasing urbanization looks unstoppable for the _________ 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 ___________ 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 __________ existing electricity supplies. (stability)

In the last few decades, PV systems have started to be used _________. 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 ________, and sea level falls. (collide)

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

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

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

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

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