Wetter

🌍 Climate and Environment

Vocabulary	Plural	Type	Pronunciation	🇬🇧 English Meaning
das Klima	die Klimata	noun	[ˈkliːma]	climate
die Umwelt	die Umwelten	noun	[ˈʊmˌvɛlt]	environment
das Umweltproblem	die Umweltprobleme	noun	[ˈʊmˌvɛltpʁoˌbleːm]	environmental problem
die Prognose	die Prognosen	noun	[pʁoˈɡnoːzə]	forecast
der Klimawandel	-	noun	[ˈkliːmaˌvandl̩]	climate change
die Wetterbedingung	die Wetterbedingungen	noun	[ˈvɛtɐbəˌdɪŋʊŋ]	weather condition
das Wetterchaos	-	noun	[ˈvɛtɐˌkaːɔs]	weather chaos

📌 Examples and Explanations

1. der Klimawandel
   • Example: Climate change leads to extreme weather conditions, because global temperatures are rising.
2. die Prognose
   • Example: The forecast for the coming years shows that there will be more heatwaves.

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🌪️ Weather Phenomena and Natural Disasters

Vocabulary	Plural	Type	Pronunciation	🇬🇧 English Meaning
der Meteorologe	die Meteorologen	noun	[meˌteoʁoˈloːɡə]	meteorologist
die Meteorologie	-	noun	[meˌteoʁoloˈɡiː]	meteorology
der Sturm	die Stürme	noun	[ʃtʊʁm]	storm
das Hochwasser	die Hochwasser	noun	[ˈhoːxˌvasɐ]	flood
das Gewitter	die Gewitter	noun	[ɡəˈvɪtɐ]	thunderstorm
die Hitzewelle	die Hitzewellen	noun	[ˈhɪt͡səˌvɛlə]	heatwave
die Schneedecke	die Schneedecken	noun	[ˈʃneːˌdɛkə]	snow cover
die Schneelawine	die Schneelawinen	noun	[ˈʃneːlaˌviːnə]	avalanche
der Schneesturm	die Schneestürme	noun	[ˈʃneːʃtʊʁm]	snowstorm
der Hagelsturm	die Hagelstürme	noun	[ˈhaːɡl̩ʃtʊʁm]	hailstorm

📌 Examples and Explanations

1. das Hochwasser
   • Example: Every year, some regions experience floods, because the rainfall keeps increasing.
2. der Schneesturm
   • Example: The snowstorm blocked many roads, so that drivers could not continue.

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🏚️ Consequences and Damages

Vocabulary	Plural	Type	Pronunciation	🇬🇧 English Meaning
der Sachschaden	die Sachschäden	noun	[ˈzaxˌʃaːdn̩]	material damage
der Straßenschaden	die Straßenschäden	noun	[ˈʃtʁaːsənˌʃaːdn̩]	road damage
überfluten	-	verb	[ˈyːbɐˌfluːtn̩]	to flood
verursachen	-	verb	[fɛɐ̯ˈʔuːɐ̯zaχn̩]	to cause
entwurzeln	-	verb	[ɛntˈvʊʁt͡sln̩]	to uproot
lahmlegen	-	verb	[ˈlaːmˌleːɡn̩]	to paralyze

📌 Examples and Explanations

1. verursachen
   • Example: Heavy rains caused floods, because the rivers overflowed.
2. lahmlegen
   • Example: The storm paralyzed the entire infrastructure, so that no trains could run.

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📊 Weather Records and Phenomena

Vocabulary	Plural	Type	Pronunciation	🇬🇧 English Meaning
der Wetterrekord	die Wetterrekorde	noun	[ˈvɛtɐʁəˌkɔʁt]	weather record
das Wetterphänomen	die Wetterphänomene	noun	[ˈvɛtɐˌfɛːnoːmeːn]	weather phenomenon
die Rekordliste	die Rekordlisten	noun	[ʁɛˈkɔʁtˌlɪstə]	record list

📌 Example and Explanation

1. der Wetterrekord
   • Example: This year there was a new weather record, because it has never been this hot.

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Note

Make sure you have written this down in your notebook. At the end of the lesson I provide the verbs and nouns that commonly go with the above vocabulary. But first start by making your own sentences. Here are some examples I used when I was learning.