1. Despite the online tools and digital instruments, human interpretation is untouchable when it comes to science and the environment.With a tech savvy world, there are multiple tools available on electronic devices that can assist the adult student studying Environmental Science.Technology has come so far and offers a plethora of tools to assist in saving or preserving the environment. But, human interpretation, interaction, and action will always change the environment for the better or worse. We need to utilize the tools necessary to learn and grow, but remember to always use our human skills to help understand and assist in preserving the environment.
1.1. Electronic Testing and Measuring Equipment has made such advancement that we can now almost predict natural disasters and analyze the possibility of a species extinction.
1.1.1. Seismographs: http://www.iris.edu/hq/programs/education_and_outreach/animations/8
1.1.2. USGS website for many different products on hazards tracking: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/data/
1.1.3. NCBI Extinction Tracking: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3702630/
1.2. Errors In predicting catastrophies and natural disasters
1.2.1. Fujita Research Report: http://www.fujitaresearch.com/reports/earthquakes.html
1.2.2. Using science to try to predict catastrophic events vs doomsday analyzing the possibilities with science: http://www.thefuturewatch.com/Catastrophe.html
1.3. Nature's Way of being the best tell-tale sign of catastrophic events
1.3.1. History of animals predicting events: http://news.discovery.com/animals/10-animals-that-can-predict-disasters-photos-141218.htm and http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/can-animals-predict-disaster-introduction-2/134/
1.3.2. Human and Animal instinct predicting Earthquakes: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/topics/animal_eqs.php