Human Impact Readers and Passages

Earth Day and Pollution Types

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Health Risks of Heat Domes

Heat domes pose significant health risks as our bodies struggle to maintain a safe temperature in ex...

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Understanding Coral Bleaching

This passage delves into the phenomenon of coral bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef. It explains ho...

How do humans contribute to climate change?

This passage educates children about human contributions to climate change. It explains how burning ...

What is Deforestation?

Deforestation is the large-scale removal of forests, primarily caused by human activities like agric...

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Rare Earth Minerals in Smartphones and Computers

Rare earth minerals are critical for smartphones, computers, and renewable energy. Mining them has e...

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Saving Snow Leopards

Snow leopards face many threats today. People are building roads and farms in their mountain homes. ...

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The Dust Bowl Disaster

The Dust Bowl was an environmental disaster in the 1930s. Farmers had removed too much grass to plan...

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