Climate Change in the Smokies and Beyond

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Across
  1. 1. This kind of energy is sourced from natural materials instead of fossil fuels, making it more sustainable. Examples include solar panels and wind turbines.
  2. 5. Another term for climate change that describes the earth's increased temperatures (2 words)
  3. 7. The Smoky Mountains are most famous for this mammal.
  4. 8. A park uses this method when pushing back against the arrival of a new invasive species.
  5. 11. A park uses this method when helping a new plant grow in place of a dying one.
  6. 14. This type of trout pushed brook trout out of their natural habitats.
  7. 16. A web of relationships between living organisms and the natural world in a given area
  8. 17. Severe weather events like this, which dry up an area, are happening more intensely.
  9. 18. The type of species that is non-native to an area and disruptive to its ecosystem
  10. 19. Extremely small pieces of trash that become unhealthy debris in the environment
  11. 21. This chemical leaches out as water moves through the park's soil.
Down
  1. 2. When not set intentionally, these natural disasters can cause a lot of damage.
  2. 3. A park uses this method when pivoting the direction of a growing population.
  3. 4. NASA's word for preventing more damage to Earth
  4. 6. Three types of this mammal are endangered in the park. They use echolocation and are threatened by white-nose syndrome.
  5. 9. The Smoky Mountains have the most species of this amphibian.
  6. 10. This layer of the atmosphere has thinned to the point of a "hole" in it from greenhouse gases.
  7. 12. The first residents of the Smoky Mountains
  8. 13. Dropping this on the ground can hurt the park and its wildlife.
  9. 15. Unlike climate, this term refers to the conditions of a place at that given moment.
  10. 20. NASA's word for changing to suit one's environment