Environmental Science
Coursera
The Introduction to Environmental Science course explores the field of environmental science and encourages participants to understand how environmental scientists think. It addresses some important questions such as: 1. What is the difference between environmental science and environmental studies? 2. How do both differ from environmentalism? 3. Why is energy so important in environmental science? 4. What do you mean by biodiversity? You will also explore what global cycles are and how they impact our lives. You must be aware that the human impact on biodiversity and global change are two of the most important discussion points in environmental science. Have you ever wondered how we are affecting global change and biodiversity? How can we reconcile human population growth, resource demands and sustainability? The effects of global change on humans and natural ecosystems and additional factors in evaluating personal environmental impact will also be discussed in this course.
More resources on Environmental Science
Silent Spring
Carson's 1962 account of how synthetic pesticides, DDT above all, accumulate through food chains and damage birds, fish and human health. The chemistry is explained carefully, and the book's reception helped drive the US ban on agricultural DDT.
climate.nasa.gov
NASA's Climate Change site provides accessible explanations of climate science and current data visualizations on temperature, greenhouse gases, sea level, and impacts, with interactive maps and datasets. It offers educational resources and materials for students, educators, and researchers.
Our World in Data - Environment
A collection of charts, datasets, and explainer articles covering greenhouse gas emissions, energy, biodiversity loss, deforestation, waste, and water use. Readers can trace long-run trends by country and download the underlying data for their own analysis.
EPA Environmental Topics
The US Environmental Protection Agency's directory of regulatory and scientific pages on air quality, water, chemicals, waste, land cleanup, and pesticides. Readers can find current US standards, monitoring data, and the statutes behind each program area.
NASA Climate Kids
NASA's introductory site explaining the greenhouse effect, carbon cycle, sea level rise and weather versus climate through short articles, games and videos. Gives newcomers of any age a plain vocabulary for the basic mechanisms.
Introduction to Ecology
Learn ecology basics: populations, communities, ecosystems, and the environment. Free course by Khan Academy Team!