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Humans impact the physical environment in many ways: overpopulation, pollution, burning fossil fuels, and deforestation. Changes like these have triggered climate change, soil erosion, poor air quality, and undrinkable water.
Test students’ knowledge of how humans impact the environment through their human footprint, the introduction of invasive species, and the destruction of habitats.
Scientists are now utilizing the samples and data they collected during the Expedition to gain unique insights into how climate change and human populations are affecting even the highest reaches of our planet. Even the highest glaciers on Earth are reeling from human activity around the globe.
Floods are a force of nature, and their consequences, both positive and negative, are strongly felt by affected ecosystems. Floods can be destructive to humans and the natural environment, but they also help to drive biodiversity and are essential to the functioning of many ecosystems.
Human Modification of the Environment. For thousands of years, humans have modified the physical environment by clearing land for agriculture or damming streams to store and divert water. As we industrialized, we built factories and power plants.
The rise in Earth’s average temperature contributed to by human activity is known as global warming. The Greenhouse Effect and Climate Change. Even slight increases in average global temperatures can have huge effects. Perhaps the biggest, most obvious effect is that glaciers and ice caps melt faster than usual.
Habitat destruction, defined as the elimination or alteration of the conditions necessary for animals and plants to survive, not only impacts individual species but the health of the global ecosystem. Habitat loss is primarily, though not always, human-caused.
This idea set dives into these environmental modifications and explores the varied, widespread, and often obscured effects of human life on the environment while encouraging students to analyze their own habits through their learning.
Light pollution, the excessive or inappropriate use of outdoor artificial light, is affecting human health, wildlife behavior, and our ability to observe stars and other celestial objects. That Earthly Sky Glow. Light pollution is a global issue.
A failure to protect critical lands and ecosystems will only exacerbate the impacts a warming climate will have on people and economies. Conserved lands not only sequester excess carbon, but also provide natural protections to local communities against the worst impacts of climate change.