environmental aspects

Examines the chemical leak at Bhopal in its historical, cultural, and human contexts.

Examines the food in our grocery stores, where it comes from, who makes them, food additives, and garbage and its disposal.

Describes what acid rain is, what causes it, and how it affects the environment. Also examines ways in which pollution levels can be reduced or minimized.

Describes how producing and packaging different foods affect the environment and people.

Investigates the impact of climate change on the mountains, birds, ocean currents, and people who live in Earth's temperate zones, and looks at efforts to combat the problem.

An exploration of tsunamis that discusses what they are, how they form, where they happen, if they can be predicted, the destruction they can cause, and other related topics, and includes case studies.

Discusses the vast contamination of forests and lakes throughout the world by the acidity in the rainfall.

An account of the wreck of the Exxon Valdez and the response to the oil spill.

Provides an overview of career opportunities in the "green" transportation field, describing how people are attempting to create more environmentally-friendly methods of transportation and reverse the damage cars, boats, and planes have already had on the planet.

Examines environmental issues related to the causes and effects of the hole in the ozone layer.