ENVIRONMENT the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu One way to save fuel and be kinder

to the environment is to drive a smaller car. BLAST

noun

1. a sudden and violent gust of wind Wintry blasts chilled us to the marrow. FLASH FLOOD A sudden, localized flood of great volume and short duration, typically caused by unusually heavy rai n in asemiarid area. Flash floods can reach their peak volume in a matter of a few minutes and often carry largeloads of mud and rock fragments. LOGGING [law-ging, log-ing] Show IPA

noun

1. the process, work, or business of cutting down trees and transporting the logs to sawmills. These products reduce the impact of logging byblending plastic with wood fiber. SMOG [smog, smawg] Show IPA

noun

1. smoke or other atmospheric pollutants combined with fog in an unhealthy or irritating mixture. Numerous studies have linked heart disease andair pollution, particularly smog . POLLUTION the introduction of harmful substances or products into the environment: air pollution. There's no light pollution, so the sky is bright with stars. BIODEGRADABLE

adjective

capable of decaying through the action of living organisms: biodegradable paper; biodegradable detergent.

Biodegradable plastics are made with a cornstarch additive. SEGREGATE to separate or set apart from others or from the main body or group; isolate Floral designers don't segregate vegetables and flowers. MANURE [muh-noor, -nyoor] Show IPA noun, verb, manured, manuring.

noun

1. excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer. 2. any natural or artificial substance for fertilizing the soil. The piece also gets into the use of manure as a natural fertilizer. SMOKE BELCHING Smoke belching refers to the sudden emission of dark toxic smoke from motor vehicles and it is associated with air pollution. Smoke belching mostly occurs in vehicles whose engines are old or have been poorly maintained.