October 26, 2020
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World Book Online – overview of the topic
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Acid Rain
Acid rain: causes and effects – Government of Canada
Acid Rain and Water – USGS
Effects of Acid Rain – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Acid Rain – Britannica School (login required) – a list of search results
Amazon Deforestation
Amazon Deforestation – Gale databases (login required)
BP Oil Spill
Impacts of BP Oil Spill – Gale databases (login required)
Oil Spills: NOAA – info on what happens generally when there is an oil spill
Deepwater Horizon oil spill – Britannica School (login required)
Coal Mining
Coal and the environment – eia
CFCs
Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) – Britannica School (login required)
What’s so bad about CFCs? – Gale database (login required)
Drought
How does drought impact our lives?
Drought impacts to Freshwater ecosystems in the U.S. Caribbean -USGS
El Nino/La Nina
El Nino – Berkeley University
El Nino – North Carolina Climate Office
La Nina – North Carolina Climate Office
European Green Crab Invasion
European Green Crab – Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Flooding
Classification of Floods – UNESCO
Hurricanes
Hurricane impacts on Coastal Environments – USGS
Hurricanes: Science and Society – University of Rhode Island
Iceland Volcano
Volcanoes and Volcanic Eruptions: BBC Bitesize
Volcanoes – BBC Bitesize
Iceland Volcano Ash Cloud Triggers Plankton Boom
Mt. St. Helens Eruption
MSH Impact & Aftermath
Mount St. Helens Science & Learning Center
Ozone Depletion
Protection of the Ozone Layer
Health and Environmental Effects of Ozone Layer Depletion – EPA
Ozone layer depletion: health and environmental effects – Government of Canada
Photosynthesis/Respiration
Plants affect the atmosphere – PBS
Phytoplankton Bloom
What are phytoplankton? (NOAA)
Are all algal harmful? (NOAA)
Phytoplankton blooms: the basics – Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Pine Beetle Infestation
Salt Water Intrusion
Salt Water Intrusion – USGS
Best Practices for Prevention of Saltwater Intrusion – BC Government
Saltwater Intrusion and Climate Change – scroll down to the table of contents to see the topics
Sulfur Dioxide
Sulfur Dioxide Pollution – U.S. EPA
Sulfur Dioxide – Britannica School (login required)
Sunspots
Sunspots
Sunspots – National Weather Service
Thermal Islands
Heat Island Impacts – EPA
Urban Heat Islands – NCAR
Tsunami
Tsunami – Britannica School (login required)
Tsunamis – NOAA
Wildfires
Wildfires – WHO
Impact of Wildfires on Climate and Air Quality
Wildfire Hazards -USGS
Wind Farm Development – Academic Search Premier (login required)
Yellowstone Fires
Fire – Yellowstone
Yellowstone Super-Volcano Eruption
What would happen if a supervolcano eruption were to occur again?
Yucatan Meteor Impact – Academic Search Premier – login required