OIL SPILL
is a process that extracts mineral components from saline water. More generally, it refers to the removal of salts and minerals from a target substance, as in soil desalination, which is an issue for agriculture
WETANDS
GREENHOUSE GASES
GLOBAL WARMING
FOREST
HYDROSPHERE
OZONE DEPLETION
MICROCLIMATE
GROUNDWATER
DESALINATION
describes two related phenomena observed since the late 1970s: a steady decline of about four percent in the total amount of ozone in Earth's stratosphere (the ozone layer), and a much larger springtime decrease in stratospheric ozone around Earth's polar regions.
all the waters on the earth's surface, such as lakes and seas, and sometimes including water over the earth's surface, such as clouds.
MINERAL EXPLOITATION
GRASSLAND
the climate of a very small or restricted area, especially when this differs from the climate of the surrounding area.
FLOODPLAIN
