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Water pollution
Water pollution is a large set of adverse effects upon water bodies (lakes, rivers, oceans, groundwater) caused by human activities. Although natural phenomena such as volcanoes, storms, earthquakes ... > more -
Air pollution
Air pollution is a broad term applied to any chemical, physical (particulate matter), or biological agent that modifies the natural characteristics of the atmosphere. The atmosphere is a complex, ... > more -
Soil contamination
Soil contamination is the presence of man-made chemicals or other alteration to the natural soil environment. This type of contamination typically arises from rupture of underground storage tanks, ... > more -
Exxon Valdez
Exxon Valdez was the original name of an oil tanker owned by the former Exxon Corporation. It gained widespread infamy after the March 24, 1989 oil spill in which the tanker hit Prince William ... > more -
Greenhouse effect
The greenhouse effect is the process in which the emission of infrared radiation by the atmosphere warms a planet's surface. The name comes from an analogy with the warming of air inside a greenhouse ... > more -
Effects of global warming
The predicted effects of global warming are many and various, both for the environment and for human life. There is some speculation that global warming could, via a shutdown or slowdown of the ... > more -
Preparations for Hurricane Katrina
This article covers the details of the Preparations for Hurricane Katrina, a major category 5 hurricane that devastated parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. By August 26 2005, the ... > more -
Timeline of Hurricane Katrina
This Wikipedia article contains a detailed historical timeline of the events of Hurricane Katrina. At approximately 8:14 AM CDT (1314 UTC) on Monday August 29, 2005, the New Orleans office of the ... > more -
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Solar panel
Solar panels are devices for capturing the energy in sunlight. The term solar panel can be applied to either solar hot water panels (usually used for providing domestic hot water) or solar ... > more -
Atmospheric dispersion modeling
Atmospheric dispersion modeling is the mathematical simulation of how air pollutants disperse in the ambient atmosphere. It is performed with computer programs that solve the mathematical equations ... > more -
Great Lakes
The Great Lakes are a group of five large lakes on or near the United States-Canadian border. They are the largest group of fresh water lakes on the earth and the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence system is ... > more
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