All About the Environment

Existing all around us in a variety of different aspects, the environment is defined as a totality of circumstances surrounding an organism or group of organisms. It consists of a complex combination of external physical circumstances that affect and influence how all living things grow, develop, and ultimately survive. The environment affects the physical, social and cultural conditions of every community living within it.

From the grass beneath your feet to the clouds in the sky above and the air you breathe everyday, the environment is all around you all the time. Forever changing and evolving, the environment also exists in a constant state of flux. This continual state of change has a great deal to do with the organisms that live and interact within the environment. From the cars we drive to the food we eat and even the hair care products you use, everything we do affects the environment in which we live.

Just how serious of a problem is global warming? How can we all work together to improve the overall health of the Earth? How will the melting of the polar glaciers affect our environment in the future? Where might the next big natural disaster strike and what consequences may result from it? What measures are currently being taken to work towards environmental protection?

Begin discovering the environment around you today. Simply click on any of the links, articles or photos below.