Critical Issues Basics & Primers

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A Satellite Image of the World. Image Credit: NASA

Climate

climate
drought
flood
water availability
water quality
weather hazards
Power lines. Image Credit: U.S. Department of Energy

Energy

coal
geothermal
hydraulic fracturing
hydropower
nuclear energy
oil and gas
renewable energy
solar
wind power
The Peru earthquake of May 31, 1970 caused slumping and cracking of this paved road. Image Credit: U.S. Geological Survey

Hazards

drought
earthquake
flood
landslide
sinkhole
tsunami
volcano
waste management
weather hazards
Rare earth elements include 17 elements: Yttrium, Scandium, and the Lanthanide Series. Image Credit: Peggy Greb, Agricultural Research Service, USDA

Mineral Resources

critical minerals
industrial minerals
metal
mining
An irrigation canal in Montana. Image Copyright © Marli Miller, University of Oregon. http://www.earthscienceworld.org/images

Water

drought
flood
groundwater
water availability
water quality

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