1. Environmental problems

3. Groundwater pollution and depletion?
• Acid deposition
• Ozone depletion
• Global climate change
• Acid deposition
• Ozone depletion
• Global climate change

4. Groundwater pollution

5. Biomagnification

6. Species extinction
• The leading cause of species Passenger pigeon
extinctions?
• 1391 species in the U.S on
the threatened or extinction
lists.
• In Idaho:
– Caribou, Snake River Snail,
Sturgeon and the Grey Wolf.

7. Examples
Baiji River Dolphin
California Condor

8. Human population growth
• How many people are in the world?
- 7 Billion as of Jan 4th 2012.
"The power of
population is
indefinitely greater
than the power in the
earth to produce
subsistence for man".
Thomas Malthus, 1834

9. Climate Change
• What is it?
• What are some of the causes?
• What are the implications?

10. Greenhouse gases

11. Temperature data

12. Climate change

13. How do we solve these problems?

14. How do we solve these problems?
1. Assessment:
2. Risk analysis:
3. Public education:
4. Political action:
5. Follow-through: