Topic: Environmental Impact
Acid rain still falls on parts of North America. In the Appalachians, some streams have become so acidic that a large percentage of their aquatic life has disappeared. Acid rain and streams?coming up on today’s Earth and Sky.
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- PreK-8 Guide
- Exploring Environmental Issues: Municipal Solid Waste (9-12)
In the Amazon, there’s a growing human population in a region that also contains 30% of Earth’s total plants and animals. Learn how scientists have put together an Internet window to the Amazon — today on Earth and Sky.
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- PreK-8 Guide
- The Changing Forest: Forest Ecology (9-12)
- Exploring Environmental Issues: Biodiversity (9-12)
More than 1/3 of Earth’s species — and about 30% of the total living plants and animals on Earth — live in the Amazon. Discover a noted scientist’s perspective on the perils and promise of this region — today on Earth and Sky.
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- PreK-8 Guide
- The Changing Forest: Forest Ecology (9-12)
- Exploring Environmental Issues: Biodiversity (9-12)
Over the past couple of decades, large numbers of frogs, toads, salamanders and newts have been dying off all around the world. Amphibians in decline — on today’s Earth and Sky.
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- PreK-8 Guide
- Exploring Environmental Issues: Focus on Risk (9-12)
Coal-fired power plants generate ash that can be toxic and can pollute streams. Forest researchers are looking at natural ways to stabilize and pump out polluted water. Find out more about coal ash and trees — on today’s Earth and Sky.
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- Energy and Society (PreK-8)
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