Glossary
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Katabatic wind
A locally forming, cold and therefore heavy near-surface fall wind that is independent of regional air-pressure conditions and frequently observed over glaciers.
moreKleptoplasts
Algae chloroplasts.
moreKrill
Krill is a collective term for small swarming crustaceans.
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Kyoto Protocol
By signing the Kyoto Protocol (1997), the international community embedded for the first time an absolute and legally binding limit on greenhouse-gas emissions in an international agreement.
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