There are five major fields of environmental science; each one made up of multiple smaller disciplines. These five fields are atmospheric sciences, ecology, environmental chemistry, geosciences, and social sciences. Atmospheric sciences mostly deal with global warming and its effect. Scientists can create special computer models that...
Sustainability is the key to a better future. Humans rely on natural resources for business, activities, and survival. Ignoring it can lead to the exhaustion of natural resources. Sustainability is important to study even if you aren’t an environmental science major. Business majors need to learn...
Global climate change is not a future problem. How does climate change affect us? Changes to Earth’s climate driven by increased human emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases are already having widespread effects on the environment: glaciers and ice sheets are shrinking, river and lake ice is...
The term sustainability is broadly used to indicate programs, initiatives and actions aimed at the preservation of a particular resource. However, it actually refers to four distinct areas: human, social, economic and environmental – known as the four pillars of sustainability. What are the 4...
Sustainability is an idea that can be applied to activities and communities as well as to physical resources. Environmental sustainability is strongly linked to social sustainability - that is, creating sustainable communities - and sustainable economics. Sustainable Development provides an all-embracing term. The Brundtland Report, “Our...
The main ways to stop climate change are to pressure government and business to: Keep fossil fuels in the ground. Fossil fuels include coal, oil and gas – and the more that are extracted and burned, the worse climate change will get. All countries need...
Climate change caused by the global increase in temperatures triggers multiple negative effects on the planet. These effects interrelate with each other and increase their violence, putting at risk the species that inhabit the Earth, including the humans. How does climate change affect sustainability? There are...
There are several ways we can reduce the effects of pollutants on the environment. What are some of the most damaging things to the environment? Global Warming Car pollution is one of the major causes of global warming. Cars and trucks emit carbon dioxide and other greenhouse...
Cutting down trees and littering have a negative effect on animals and plants. Protecting endangered species and cleaning lakes and seas has a positive effect on the environment. At home you can help the planet by recycling waste and growing plants or vegetables. What are...
Environment refers to the surroundings of a physical system that may interact with different systems by exchanging energy and mass. The natural environment consists of all living beings and non-living beings. What is pollution? Every harmful chemical present in our natural environment can be referred to...