Environmental disaster
Environmental disaster
Environmental disaster (pronunciation: /ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛntəl dɪˈzɑːstər/) is a catastrophic event that significantly impacts the natural environment and leads to severe damage or destruction of the ecosystem.
Etymology
The term "environmental disaster" is derived from the Latin words 'environ' meaning 'surrounding', and 'disaster' meaning 'bad star'. It was first used in the late 20th century to describe events that cause significant harm to the environment.
Related Terms
- Ecological crisis: A situation where the environment of a species or a population changes in a way that destabilizes its continued survival.
- Pollution: The introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change.
- Climate change: A long-term change in the earth's climate, especially a change due to an increase in the average atmospheric temperature.
- Biodiversity loss: The extinction of species worldwide, and also the local reduction or loss of species in a certain habitat.
- Deforestation: The removal of a forest or stand of trees from land which is then converted to non-forest use.
See also
- List of environmental disasters
- Environmental impact assessment
- Environmental law
- Environmental policy
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Environmental disaster
- Wikipedia's article - Environmental disaster
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