Catastrophic Events and Human Activity
Examples of catastrophic events caused by humans Oil Spills
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Chemical Spills
Nuclear Accidents And Nuclear Waste
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Deforestation http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/Deforestation/
On the southern margin of the Amazon, in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, huge expanses of rainforest are being cleared by industrial soybean, sugar cane, and maize producers. (Photograph ©2006 Guido van der Werf, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam.) http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/Deforestation/deforestation_update3.html
http://daac.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/index.shtml “TOMS-EP measures the second largest ozone hole! The Antarctic ozone hole reached its maximum on September 24, 2003, slightly larger than the North American continent, but smaller than the largest ever recorded, on September 10, 2000. “
Renewable Resources A natural resource that can be used and replaced over a short period of time Plants Animals Water Oxygen Soil
Non-Renewable Resources Natural resources that cannot be replaced or may take thousands or millions of years to replace Oil Natural Gas Coal Minerals
Inexhaustible Resources Cannot be used up Wind Sunlight Ocean Tides