Environmental Issues

Two ways of looking at this: 1. What if electricity didn't exist? Well, the universe literally would not exist as we know it,...

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Bacteria, the prime decomposers throughout the world, may be found in tundra. Mosses, lichen, and fungi are also active...

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A pest is an animal which has characteristics which people regard as injurious or unwanted. It is possible for an animal to be a...

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A lot of times the soil in a forest is in a thin layer on top of limestone. The roots of the tree can only reach a certain depth....

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Countries have to legislate so that new tourist developments satisfy environmental safeguards. All development must be...

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Although I'm not a scientist of any sort, I am a man of reason, and observation. I notice that children are physically maturing...

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Unless it's at a higher temperature that the ice, it does not. Sand lays on top of ice and allows shoes and tires more traction...

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Much of the same way that they use sillage and manure. It is evenly spread across the top of the soil by a muck spreader and then...

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Here are some American red squirrel Northern flying squirrel Ruffed Grouse Eastern chipmunk Saw-Whet Owl Red-tailed...

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Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions: Although the car is getting better in terms of fuel efficiency, consumption and emissions,...

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Eco-tourism is, Tourism involving travel to areas of natural or ecological interest, typically under the guidance of a...

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The water is controlled by dikes and ditches.

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Sea level rise is rapidly becoming a bigger and bigger issue. Sea level rise is caused by global warming which in turn is caused...

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Because the atmosphere refracts all the red and green light waves more than it does the blue. That means that the red and green...

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a threatened habitat is a particular animal or species or a group of species which is being plundered by the means of hunting or...

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Not from its original source as fossil fuel. Much of the natural gas we are burning now formed in deposits buried during the...

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The job of the police is to make sure the laws of the state and country are obeyed. They are more concerned with day to day laws...

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Well, it isn't as efficient, it only works in some cars and the USA made a deal with OPEC years ago that said we wouldn't. We...

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Carbon is an element, so it is not created or destroyed. No carbon enters or leaves earth. Therefore, the amount of carbon on...

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The Sun warms the Earth through radiation. Water evaporates from the Earth's surface because of the heat. Water changes state to...

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The term "drought" generally has different degrees of meaning, depending upon the normal climate of the country where drought is...

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Green building is becoming much more popular nowadays with green roofs and surface runoff methods which are used to both recharge...

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No, the root cause of the recent bee die-off was an organism that killed the bees. Actually, it isn't certain why the bees are...

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It is basically how we affect and are affected by the environment. Right on kid your right It is basically how we affect and are...

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It is the support of environmentally friendly products opposed to those that pollute or harm the environment... While the first...

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Actually the Aborigine's impact has not been so limited. Since Australia's first settlers arrived at least 40 000 years ago and...

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Advantages: It is a much warmer heat compared to electric. It provides much heat and energy when burned. Disadvantages: You...

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Spaceship earth is a label applied to the planet to emphasize that the earth has a limited amount of resources. Though the earth...

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Cutting down trees and natural land cover exposes the topsoil to the elements. Runoffs and landslides occur when this cover is...

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Yes, electricity generation has a huge effect on the environment. Most electricity is generated by power plants using...

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The impacts are many and they have a domino effect. Clear cutting which causes siltation in streams and reduces the quality of...

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Without getting technical, a green consumer is someone who is very concerned about the environment and, therefore, only purchases...

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First open space serves an aesthetic function by simply giving people a pastoral, natural parkland to allow them to remove...

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One species, the Cavendish banana, is under threat from a fungal disease, but there are over 300 different species, so we won't...

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If they did that fuel prices would be cheaper wouldn't they. Also the aging refineries aren't all capable at going at full...

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A bachelor's degree is adequate for a few entry-level positions, but most geoscientists need at least a master's degree in...

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There are many benefits from thunderstorms: Thunderstorms are a direct result of atmospheric heating and increased air...

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Advantages- Almost 0 emission (doesn't emit green house gases). It produces electricity without pollution Does not consume...

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homeless Answer 2: careless people

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Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations...

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Bjørn is an active explorer, environmentalist, internationally renowned speaker and consultant on humanitarian, environmental...

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Over population Building too quickly and taking too many trees away Weather changes Not caring for our forests Heat can evaporate...

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Salt is dissolved in the water so when we heat it the water evaporates leaving salt below. Salt water can't evaporate. However,...

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E85 is an alcohol fuel mixture that typically contains a mixture of up to 85% denatured fuel ethanol and gasoline or other...

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You're talking about rivers close to production facilities that have their own mini power plants, nuclear power plants, or other...

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Usually, they promote greater diversity. It depends on how they were engineered, however. This question cannot be answered in...

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The question suggests that socioeconomic development is being made at the expense of the (natural?) environment and that...

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Most of the water cycle takes place over the ocean because that is where the solar energy from the sun can be absorbed fastest by...

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Problem with sugar cane- very, very narrow growth area in US. Yes, it would probably help, but not be the only solution. Anything...

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Natural gas is the cleanest. It produces the least amount of carbon dioxide per unit of energy released than the other fossil...

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Children are smarter than you think. Here's my go at an explanation... All sunlight is made up of those rainbow colors; but you...

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The Great Barrier Reef is shrinking, but it is unknown by how much. Climate scientists who subscribe to the theory of...

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You actually cannot attract sunlight; you cannot influence where it goes. Once it is emitted from the sun it will travel all the...

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I should think Barley reed would be the best, they use it in bales on reservoirs to keep the blue/green algae at bay.

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The Earth rotates around the Sun, and around its own axis. The Earth will still be spinning in 5 billion years when the Sun will...

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hot and cold winds coming at each other in a circular motion

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Well ill try to answer as much as i can think of. Deforestation (logging) of area to create the mine and roads to transport the...

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Point out that since humans are so advanced we no longer die due to evolutionary shortcomings and that there is a possibility...

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No. the root system is shallow and extends only as far as the plant is big. However if the irrigation system is installed poorly...

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It is not formed in the environment. All the titanium on Earth was formed when the Earth was formed 4.5 billion years...

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PHENOLIC RESINS PROPERTIES Excellent dielectric strength Good machinability Light weight...

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The effects of land pollution are garbage and trash covering up the area that causes it to be impossible for people to pass...

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The most common form of boron is the compound borax, used for a variety of purposes ranging from cleaning and antiseptics to...

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All these resources are being mainly used to generate electricity. Oil is also used for transport and the production of...

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Recycling consumes energy and could therefor be considered as supporting hydroelectric. On the other hand manufacturing the same...

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Most people are too busy with their own little lives to realize what is going on in the environment and eco system and it's...

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We have to use our natural resources in asustainable fashion, that is, so they won't run out. Timber can be used for building...

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In much of North America the deciduous forest is itself climax vegetation. This is what the forest will develop into in its last...

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NO! draw a big circle and and rotate them one complete turn in the same time. an ant on the little circle is going to move...

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How To Clean a Natural Sponse for Use

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A power station is a facility that converts some form of mechanical, chemical, or nuclear energy into electrical energy. The...

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Not at all.  Once hydrogen is made by the electrolysis of water, it is then used in one of two ways.  Either it is...

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There are many ways we can prevent environmental problems, especially Global Warming. Common and simple ways we can help save our...

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The natural stone processing slurry waste disposal is a major environment hazard for everybody and not only for Italians. Marble...

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We can all go camping :)

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One disored that your nose may have is a deviated septum- this is where the bone that splits your nostrils is skew; either...

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Hydrogen does not produce any carbon dioxide when burned or used in a fuel cell - just water. So it is clean and efficient....

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yes it does aluminium foil is a hard metal and it is long enough species to climb up It depends on what is climbing up the tree...

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· In hospitals they use gamma rays for killing cancerous parts of the body. · In the industries they use them to examine...

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Human-Environment Interaction This theme explores how people affect their environment, or their natural surroundings, and how...

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In an area where predators have been extripated, man needs to hunt certain animals in order to prevent overpopulation. For...

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Water is too good to waste because it is essential for life. If there was no water left, we would die. Plus, water is a finite...

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Science studies it. Management is the actual controlling and changing of it.

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A renewable resource is not the same as a renewable source of energy. A resource is anything that we can make use of. Renewable...

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yes it is toxic to humans It affectd the reproductive process and is carsenogenic

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Forest has been of great importance to mankind since prehistoric days. 60% of the earth once covered with forest. With the...

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The ozone hole over Antarctica starts forming in late May- and is usually "healed" by December. The ozone hole over the North...

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you can get a volleyball anywhere.... the best place is a sporting store, like Big 5. they cost between 12 and 25 dollars

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When an iceberg melts, its water goes mostly into the ocean and very little evaporates to make clouds. Most of the moisture that...

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make less of them

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Drought is an abnormally long period of dry weather because there is a severe lack of water in an environment over an extended...

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