APES Review
Important Lists Related to Environmental Science
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Environmental Catastrophes due to human activities:
Three Mile Island
Chernobyl
Japan โ earthquake and tsunami (Fukushima nuclear disaster)
Deepwater Horizon Oil spill
Dead Zone in the Gulf of Mexico
Chesapeake Bay โ pollution, dead zone
Fisheries crash โ ex: cod near Canada
Exxon Valdez - Prince William Sound, Alaska
Depletion/pollution of freshwater resources:
Aral Sea
Ogallala Aquifer
Colorado River
Great Lakes
Effects of global warming โ specific places:
Antarctic peninsula
Greenland
Arctic โ polar bears
Cuyahoga River fire
Love Canal
Easter Island
Louisiana wetlands โ effects of Katrina
Great Pacific garbage patch
Acid rain problem โ eastern U.S., industrialized Europe
Anniston, AL โ PCBs, dioxins
Arctic food chain โ POPs
American Dust Bowl
Bhopal, India โ chemical plant disaster, 1000s died
Donora, PA โ air pollution disaster
Geographic features:
Ring of fire โ Pacific rim
Lake Baikal
Himalayas โ rainshadow
ENSO
Yellowstone National Park โ wolf reintroduction, first NP
Three Gorges Dam
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Yucca Mtn.
Chattanooga, TN โ from brown to green
Isle Royale
Columbia River
Galapagos Islands
Pangaea โ ancient continent
Ocean currents โ North Atlantic drift, CA current, Gulf Stream, Great Ocean Conveyer Belt
Dauphin Island โ barrier island
Mobile Bay watershed/Mississippi watershed
Fresh Kills landfill - NY
Thailand, Iran, China โ controlling population growth
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