Vocabulary List: ‘2021 Has Been a Bad Year for Manatees'

The polar ice cap is melting at an alarming rate. Washington Post (Sep 21, 2021)

This is particularly worrisome because when infants are unable to get the amount of sleep they need, their cognitive development is threatened. Salon (Aug 9, 2017)

Pet shelters throughout the U.S. might be seeing a decline in adoptions and fostering, but this occurrence could be a direct result of the pet ownership spike that happened early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Fox News (Nov 2, 2021)

But once the boat cleared Manhattan’s southern tip, the wind became stronger and the boat listed to a startling degree. New York Times (Oct 1, 2021)

The flat and dusty road that tracks the reservation provides an unobstructed view of the Parker River estuary, where migrating birds regularly cross overhead. Washington Post (Aug 26, 2021)

In winter, the animals graze on the meadows, preventing more aggressive plants from overtaking the wildflowers. Washington Post (Oct 17, 2019)

On the other side is a surprise: a fourth, jaw-droppingly gorgeous green lagoon lush with vegetation where several movies, including “Jurassic Park,” were filmed. New York Times (Jan 2, 2020)

She noted that in most municipal systems, raw sewage from homes mixes with runoff from rainstorms, leading to backups during big storms, which are happening more often due to climate change. Seattle Times (Sep 23, 2021)

The region is awash with septic systems impaired by surging groundwater, and the financial cost of fixing them strains the imagination. New York Times (Jun 9, 2020)

It expels the algae that live in the coral. New York Times (Apr 8, 2019)

The foragers’ secret of success, which protected them from starvation and malnutrition, was their varied diet. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

A second driver then struck him in what police say was the fatal collision. Seattle Times (Feb 8, 2020)