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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.

Contents: S-Sam | San-Saz | Sb | Sc | Sd | Se-Sea | Seb-Sez | Sf-Sg | Sh | Si | Sj-Sk | Sl | Sm | Sn | So-Sok | Sol-Sot | Sou-Soz | Spa | Spb-Spd | Spe | Spf-Sph | Spi-Spz | Sq-Ss | St-Sta | Stb-Stn | Sto | Stp-Stq | Str-Stra | Strb-Stre | Strf-Strz | Sts-Stz | Sua | Sub (in hyphenated compound words) | Suba-Subm | Subn-Subz | Suc-Suo | Sup | Suq-Suz | Sv | Sw-Sx | Sy-Syn | Syo-Syz | Sz

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

Sc

 * scalar energy
 * scalar field
 * scarab beetle (dung beetle)
 * School of Environmental Studies
 * Science & Environmental Policy Project
 * Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment
 * scientific drilling
 * scientific opinion on climate change
 * scorched earth
 * Scottish Agricultural Revolution
 * Scottish Crop Research Institute
 * scuba diving

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

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
biodiversity conservation]]
 * 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
 * [[UK sites recognised for their biodiversity conservation importance|Sites in the UK recognised for their importance to
 * 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

 * slag
 * slash and burn
 * Slow Food
 * slow sand filter
 * sluice
 * slum
 * slurry
 * (slurry bomber) aerial firefighting
 * slurry pipeline

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

 * sound (see also list of environmental sound topics)
 * sour gas
 * source (river or stream)
 * South Atlantic Anomaly
 * South Australian gulf drainage division
 * South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
 * South Coast Botanic Garden
 * South Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests
 * South Korean nuclear research programs
 * South Maury Island environmental issues
 * South Texas Nuclear Generating Station
 * South Western Ghats moist deciduous forests
 * South Western Ghats montane rain forests
 * Southampton Oceanography Centre
 * (Southeast Asia tsunami) 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
 * Southern California Earthquake Center
 * Southern Great Lakes Derecho of 1991
 * Southern Great Lakes Derecho of 1998
 * Southern Ocean
 * Southwest Agricultural University
 * southwest floods of 2006 (in southwest US)
 * Soviet atomic bomb project (Soviet nuclear program)

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)
 * list of Special Areas of Conservation in England
 * list of Special Areas of Conservation in Northern Ireland
 * list of Special Areas of Conservation in Scotland
 * list of Special Areas of Conservation in Wales
 * 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

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])


 * storm-scale
 * stormwater
 * stove

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

 * Student Conservation Association
 * Student Environmental Action Coalition
 * Student Space Exploration & Technology Initiative
 * (Styrofoam) polystyrene

Sub (in hyphenated compound words)

 * sub-alpine meadow
 * sub-aquatic warfare
 * sub-bituminous coal
 * (sub-freezing: see) freezing
 * sub-molecular engineering
 * sub-orbital spaceflight
 * Sub-Saharan Africa
 * sub-zero (physics)
 * Sub-Zero Refrigerator

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)
 * (see also list of supermarkets and list of superstores)


 * 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

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