Image: US EPA   Explain why greenhouse gases and the greenhouse effect are necessary for life.

Image: NASA. What are the causes and consequences of a warming Earth?

Image: Scientific American According to your book sustainable means “able to meet the current demand for a resource without depleting the future supply.” How do you think the concept of sustainability could be applied to urban areas?

Image: hp How can we balance our needs for housing and jobs with the need to protect the environment?

Image: Clovered Out of the different natural disasters listed in the reading (earthquakes, volcanoes, tornadoes, hurricanes, thunderstorms, and avalanches) which do you find the most interesting? What makes it interesting to you?

How do you think exposure to pollution is related to income and race? In other words, are people exposed to different amounts of pollution because of who they are or how much money they make?

Other than its effect on school how has Covid impacted your life?

What is a hazardous event (or natural disaster) that you’ve heard about? What do you know about it?

Land that is being considered for a National Park must have, among other things, “a unique natural, cultural, or recreational resource.” Does Bemidji or Minnesota in general meet these criteria? Does a different location in the U.S. meet these criteria?

What is a concrete way that protecting biodiversity impacts you? An example would be that I rely on pollinators to pollinate my apple trees. If we lose the plants that pollinators need I won’t have apples in the fall.