Environmental Science Articles

• Environmental Policy
  Geography
  Environmental Issues
  Ecology
  Earth Science
  Global Warming
   

  Timeline of environmental events

  The timeline of environmental events is a historical account of events that have shaped humanity's perspective on the environment. This timeline includes some major natural events, man-made ... > more
• Weather
  Climate
  Global Warming
  Environmental Issues
  Severe Weather
  Earth Science
   

  Climate model

  Climate models use quantitative methods to simulate the interactions of the atmosphere, oceans, land surface, and ice. They are used for a variety of purposes from study of the dynamics of the ... > more
• Wildfires
  Natural Disasters
  Earthquakes
  Ecology
  Exotic Species
  Rainforests
   
  

  Wildland fire suppression

  Wildland fire suppression is a unique aspect of firefighting. Wildland firefighting requires different tactics, equipment, and training from the normal structure fire fighting found in populated ... > more
• Global Warming
  Environmental Issues
  Climate
  Geomagnetic Storms
  Atmosphere
  Environmental Science
   
  

  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
• Depression
  Gene Therapy
  Mental Health Research
  Mental Health
  Psychiatry
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   

  Seasonal affective disorder

  Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, also known as winter depression is an affective, or mood disorder. Most SAD sufferers experience normal mental health throughout most of the year, but experience ... > more
• Renewable Energy
  Hazardous Waste
  Energy and the Environment
  Recycling and Waste
  Environmental Science
  Environmental Issues
   
  

  Radioactive waste

  Radioactive waste is waste type containing radioactive chemical elements that does not have a practical purpose. It is sometimes the product of a nuclear process, such as nuclear fission. The ... > more
• Agriculture and Food
  Organic
  Food and Agriculture
  Sustainability
  Soil Types
  Food
   
  

  Organic farming

  Organic farming is a form of agriculture that relies on ecosystem management and attempts to reduce or eliminate external agricultural inputs, especially synthetic ones. It is a holistic production ... > more
• Global Warming
  Climate
  Environmental Issues
  Environmental Policy
  Environmental Science
  Weather
   
  

  Attribution of recent climate change

  Attribution of recent climate change is the effort to scientifically demonstrate which mechanisms are responsible for observed changes in the Earth's climate. The endeavor centers on the observed ... > more
• Energy and the Environment
  Solar Energy
  Renewable Energy
  Geomagnetic Storms
  Energy and Resources
  Sustainability
   
  

  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
• Recycling and Waste
  Water
  Storms
  Hazardous Waste
  Severe Weather
  Pollution
   
  

  Sewer

  Sewers transport wastewater from buildings to treatment facilities. Storm sewers (also storm drains) are large pipes that transport storm water runoff from streets to natural bodies of water, to ... > more

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