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NUAGE BRUN ASIE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-08-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Climate Change
- Air Pollution
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Asian brown cloud
1, record 1, English, Asian%20brown%20cloud
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- ABC 2, record 1, English, ABC
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A layer of air pollution that covers parts of the northern Indian Ocean, India and Pakistan, and parts of South Asia, Southeast Asia and China. 3, record 1, English, - Asian%20brown%20cloud
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Asian brown cloud, the thick haze caused by pollution that hangs over southern Asia, is rapidly melting Himalayan glaciers and could precipitate an environmental disaster that could affect billions of people, scientists have warned. 2, record 1, English, - Asian%20brown%20cloud
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Changements climatiques
- Pollution de l'air
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- nuage brun d'Asie
1, record 1, French, nuage%20brun%20d%27Asie
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- nuage brun atmosphérique 2, record 1, French, nuage%20brun%20atmosph%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Énorme nuage de pollution qui s'étend sur une surface allant de la mer Rouge à la Chine. 3, record 1, French, - nuage%20brun%20d%27Asie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cambio climático
- Contaminación del aire
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- nube marrón asiática
1, record 1, Spanish, nube%20marr%C3%B3n%20asi%C3%A1tica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En el trabajo patrocinado por las Naciones Unidas se destaca que la nube marrón asiática —una sucia combinación de cenizas, hollín, ácidos y otras partículas— es causada en gran parte por contaminantes de baja tecnología, como las cocinas de leña, el fuego de cocinas y la destrucción de bosques, al igual que por las industrias. 1, record 1, Spanish, - nube%20marr%C3%B3n%20asi%C3%A1tica
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