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The items listed on this page form part of the multi-page list of environment topics.

This is a list of topics related (in whole or in part) to (a) phenomena in the natural environment which have a definite or significantly possible connection with human activity or (b) features of human activity which have a definite or significantly possible connection with the natural environment, even if the connection is made indirectly through the built environment. For example, hamster has been included because the effect on the built environment can affect the natural environment. Also, factory farming (often practiced indoors) has been associated with epidemics, which do not stay indoors.

The connections can be positive (even remedial) or negative or both. Some introduced species intended to benefit the ecosystem have acted as invasive species, damaging the ecosystem. Also, different sources of energy development have both pros and cons. Furthermore, an environmental topic can be such for multiple reasons at one time, as in the case of resource extraction and processing; commodity distribution, use, and misuse; and waste management.

S-Sam

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
Saguaro National Park
Sahara
Sahara Desert (ecoregion)
sailing
sailing ship
sailing vessel
(sailplane) glider
Saint Lawrence River
saline seep
salinity in Australia
salmonid susceptibility to whirling disease
salt (general chemical term)
salt water
(saltbush) Atriplex
salting the earth
Salyut

San-Saz

San Diego Wild Animal Park
San Diego Zoo
(San Francisco earthquake) 1906 San Francisco earthquake
San Francisco volcanic field
sanctuary (see under Animal sanctuary)
Sandoz (a subsidiary of a pharmaceutical company) (see under Environmental accidents)
(sandstorm) dust storm
(sanitary and shipping canal) Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal
(sanitary landfill) landfill
sanitary sewer
sanitation
Sariska
(SARS) severe acute respiratory syndrome
SARS conspiracy theory
satellite (see under Artificial satellites)
Satellite Internet
satellite phone (see also list of satellite phones)
satellite temperature measurements

Sb

Sc

Sd

Se-Sea

(Sea Islands Hurricane) 1893 Sea Islands Hurricane
sea level
(sea level pressure) atmospheric pressure
sea level rise
(sea life) marine biology
Sea Shepherd
sea surface temperature
sea water
(seabed and foreshore legislation, New Zealand) New Zealand foreshore and seabed controversy
Seabrook Nuclear Power Station
seafloor spreading
seaplane
seasonal human migration
Seattle Aquarium
Seattle Japanese Garden
Seaworld
SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund

Seb-Sez

sediment
sedimentary basin
segregated cycle facilities
seismology
seismology of the Sanriku coast (in Japan)
seismometer
selective breeding
Sellafield (in the UK) (site of a nuclear power station)
September 11, 2001 attacks (see under Potential health effects)
September 2005 California wildfires
September 2007 Sumatra earthquakes (in Indonesia)
Sequoia National Park
Serengeti National Park
set-aside (fallowing agricultural land)
seven-generation sustainability
severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
severe weather
severe weather terminology
sewage
sewage collection and disposal
Sewage Treatment
sewage treatment

Sf-Sg

Sh

shanty town
(Shanxi earthquake) 1556 Shaanxi earthquake
sharecropping
shark (see under Conservation and under Shark fishery)
shark attack
Shark Bay (see under "Shark Bay World Heritage Site")
sheep husbandry
(Shell Oil) Royal Dutch Shell
shelter
shifting cultivation
Shinkansen (bullet train) (see "noise pollution" under Future)
Ship-Submarine recycling program
ship breaking (ship recycling)
ship transport
shipping
shipwreck (see also list of shipwrecks)
shipwrecks of the 1913 Great Lakes storm
shopping mall (mall) (shopping center) (shopping arcade) (see also)
- list of largest shopping malls in Canada
- list of largest shopping malls in the United States
shrimp farm (see under Ecological impacts)
shrubland

Si

Siberian natural resources
sick building syndrome
(side effects of chemotherapy) chemotherapy (see under Side-effects)
Sierra Club
Sierra Club of/du Canada
Sierra National Forest
sievert (symbol: Sv) (unit of dose equivalent)
Silent Spring (book)
Silicon Valley
silkworm
silt
silviculture
SimAnt
SimEarth
SimFarm
SimIsle
SimLife
SimPark
SimSafari
SimTown
simian immunodeficiency virus
Singapore River
Singapore Zoo
sinkhole
Sites in the UK recognised for their importance to biodiversity conservation
Site of Special Scientific Interest (in the UK) (see also list of Sites of Special Scientific Interest by Area of Search)
(Site of the First Self-Sustaining Nuclear Reaction) Metallurgical Laboratory

Sj-Sk

sky
(sky cover) cloud
sky island
skyglow
Skylab
(skylift) aerial tramway
skyway (catwalk) (skywalk)

Sl

Sm

Small Is Beautiful (book)
small population size
smallpox
smog
smoke
smoke-free restaurant
Smokefree Environments Amendment Act
smokeless fuel
smoking ban (see also list of smoking bans and list of smoking bans in Australia

and list of smoking bans in the United States)

Smoking cessation programs in Canada

Sn

SNCF (Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français) (French National Railway Company) (in France)
- list of SNCF stations
snorkeling
snow
snow removal
(snow storm) winter storm
snowmobile (snow scooter)

So-Sok

soap (see under Use)
social ecology
socially responsible investing
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
(Society For The Promotion Of Nature Reserves) Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts
Society of Exploration Geophysicists
Society of Petroleum Engineers
Society of Plastics Engineers
sociobiology
sociology of disaster
soft energy path
soft water
softscape
softwood
soil (see also list of soil topics)

Sol-Sot

solar power (see also list of solar energy topics)
solenodon (resembling a rat) ("endangered")
solid fuel (solid propellant)
solid rocket (solid-fuel rocket)
solid-oxide fuel cells
solid state nuclear track detector
(solid waste management: see) waste management (see also list of solid waste treatment technologies)
solubility pump
solvent (see under Health and Safety)
songbird
sonic boom
sonic bullet
sonic cavitation
(sonic refrigeration) thermoacoustic refrigeration
sonic weaponry
soot (lampblack) (Pigment Black 7) (carbon black)
SOSUS (Sound Surveillance System) (see "whales" under Bioneering alternative futures)

Sou-Soz

Spa

(space agency: see) list of space agencies
space debris
space disaster (see also list of space disasters)
Space Environment
Space Environment Center
space exploration
Space Frontier Foundation
space geostrategy
space habitat
Space Preservation Treaty
Space Shuttle
space station
space technology
space tourism
space transport
Space Transport Corporation
space weather
spaceport (see also list of spaceports)

Spb-Spd

SPC (Storm Prediction Center) (see also list of SPC High Risk days)

Spe

SPEAK (animals) ("a British animal rights campaign")
Special Area of Conservation (see also)
special nuclear material
Special Protection Area (see also list of Special Protection Areas in Scotland)
special report on emissions scenarios
speciecism
species
species discovery curve
(species loss) extinction
species richness (species diversity)
speciesism
specific fuel consumption
specific humidity
specific storage (see same for "storativity" and "specific yield")
spectrum
spectrum analyzer
speleology
(spelunking) caving

Spf-Sph

Spi-Spz

(spider plant) Chlorophytum comosum
spore
sport fishing
sport utility vehicle (SUV) (see under Fuel economy and under Response to criticisms)
spring (season)
spring (water)
Springhill mining disaster (in 1891 and 1956 and 1958) (in Nova Scotia in Canada)

Sq-Ss

square foot gardening
Sri Lankan birds: non-passerines
Sri Lankan birds: passerines
SS Central America (Ship of Gold) (see "hurricane" in paragraph 2 under Sinking)

St-Sta

stable isotope (see also list of stable isotopes)
(standard atmospheric pressure) atmospheric pressure (standard atmosphere)
standard conditions for temperature and pressure
(standard genetic code) genetic code
standard of living in India
standards organizations
standing crop
Stanley Park
star
star atlas
star catalogue
State Farm Insurance
State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
(Statement of Forest Principles) Forest Principles
stationary steam engine

Stb-Stn

steam (see list of steam energy topics)
(stellar navigation) celestial navigation
(stellar wind) solar wind
Stellarium
sterility
sterilization
(sterilizer) autoclave
stink
stink bomb
(stink damp) hydrogen sulfide (sulfane) (sulfur hydride) (dihydrogen monosulfide) (sulfurated hydrogen) (sewer gas)

Sto

(stock farming) agriculture
storage heater
storage silo
(storativity: see) specific storage
storm
storm cellar
storm chasing
storm drain (storm sewer) (stormwater drain)
(storm flood) storm tide
(Storm of the Century 1993) 1993 North American Storm Complex
(storm sewer) storm drain
storm surge
storm tide
storm track
storm warning (see same for "storm watch")

(see also list of SPC High Risk days [SPC = Storm Prediction Center] [in the US])

Stp-Stq

Str-Stra

(straight veg: see) veganism
straight vegetable oil (SVO)
strategic bombing
strategic bombing during World War II
strategic bombing survey
Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) (Strategic Environmental Impact Assessment) (SEIA)
strategic materials
Strategic Nuclear Command (Strategic Forces Command)
Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see also global strategic petroleum reserves)
stratification
stratigraphy
stratopause
stratosphere
(Stratospheric Ozone: see) ozone layer
stratovolcano (composite cone) (composite volcano)

Strb-Stre

stream
stream bed (stream bank)
stream capture
(stream channelization) channelization
stream gage (steam gauge)
stream gradient
stream terrace
(street car) tram
(street cleaner) street sweeper
street light (street lamp) (light standard) (lamp standard)
(street railway: see) tram
street sweeper (street cleaner)
Stretham Old Engine

Strf-Strz

strict nature reserves of Finland
strip farming
strip mining
structural biology
structural genomics (structural informatics)
structural geology

Sts-Stz

Sua

Sub (in hyphenated compound words)

Suba-Subm

(subaquatics: see) diving
subarctic
subarctic climate
subatomic particles
subcompact car
subduction
subglacial lake
subirrigation
sublimation (physics)
submarine
submarine communications cable (see also list of international submarine communications cables)
(submarine mine) naval mine
(submarine recycling) Ship-Submarine recycling program (SRP)
submarine volcano (see also list of submarine volcanoes)
submarine warfare
submergent coastline
submersible
submersible pump

Subn-Subz

subsistence agriculture
subsistence farming (sustenance farming)
(substance [chemical]) chemical substance
(substation) electrical substation
(subsurface drip irrigation) drip irrigation
subterranean river
subterranean rivers in Hong Kong
subterranean rivers of London
subtropical
subtropical climate
subtropical cyclone (see same for "subtropical depression" and for "subtropical storm")
(subtropical dry forest) tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests
(Subtropical Storm Nicole) 2004 Atlantic hurricane season
subtropics
suburb (suburban area)
(suburban rail) (suburban railway) (suburban train) regional rail (see also list of suburban and commuter rail systems)
(suburban sprawl) urban sprawl
suburbanization
suburbia
(subway: see) rapid transit
(subway listing: see) list of rapid transit systems
(subway station: see) metro station
subzero

Suc-Suo

(succession: see) ecological succession
suction dredge
suction dredger
Sudbury Neutrino Observatory
sudden ionospheric disturbance
sudden stratospheric warming
Suez Canal Zone
suicide bombing
suicide weapon
suitcase bomb
sulfate-reducing bacteria
sulfur dioxide (sulphur dioxide)
sulfuric acid (see under Environmental aspects)
(summer 2004 hurricanes: see) 2004 Atlantic hurricane season
(summer daylight saving time) daylight saving time (DST) (summer time)
sump
(sump oil) tramp oil
sump pump
Sundarbans
Sundarbans National Park

Sup

super hydrophilicity (see "organic compounds")
Super Outbreak ("largest tornado outbreak on record") (in 1974)
Super Ultra Low Emission Vehicle (SULEV)
(superbug: see) antibiotic resistance
supercell (supercell thunderstorm)
supercooling
supercow (dairy)
supercritical water oxidation (see "hazardous wastes")
superculture (see "extreme global luxury")
Superfund (Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act) (CERCLA)
(superheated steam: see) steam
superhighway
superliquid (see "dilution refrigerators" under Applications)
supermarket (see "dependency on the motor car" under History)

supertanker
supervolcano
supplementary protection certificate (intellectual property right for medicinal products and for plant protection products)
supply and transport

Suq-Suz

surface air temperature
surface mining
(surface run-off) overland flow
(surface temperature: see) temperature
surface temperature inversion
surplus product
surplus store
survival kit
survival skills
sustainability
sustainable agriculture (see also list of sustainable agriculture topics)
(sustenance farming) subsistence farming

Sv

Sw-Sx

swamp
swamp cooler
(swamp gas: see) natural gas
(sweat house) sauna
sweatshop (contrast ergonomics)
(swidden farming) slash and burn
swine flu
Swiss National Park (see list of national parks)
swords to ploughshares

Sy-Syn

Sydney underground railways
symbiosis (see also list of symbiotic relationships)
synergy (see under Health Effects of Pesticides)
synoptic scale
synoptic scale meteorology
synoptic science
synthesis
synthetic biology (see same for "synthetic gene")
synthetic crude
synthetic element
synthetic fiber (see same for "synthetic textile")
(synthetic gas) syngas
Synthetic Genomics
synthetic oil
synthetic polymer (plastics)
synthetic radioisotope
synthetic rubber
(synthetic turf) artificial turf

Syo-Syz

Systema Naturae
systematic element name
systematic name
systematics
(systemic antibiotic: see) antibiotic
systemic pesticide
systems biology
systems engineering (systems design engineering)
(systems of zoological classification: see) scientific classification (biological classification)
systems science
syzygy