A wind power forecast corresponds to an estimate of the expected production of one or more wind turbines (referred to as a wind farm) in the near future, up to a year. Forecast are usually expressed in terms of the available power of the wind farm, occasionally in units of energy, indicating the power production potential over a time interval.
Environmental issues are disruptions in the usual function of ecosystems. Further, these issues can be caused by humans (human impact on the environment) or they can be natural. These issues are considered serious when the ecosystem cannot recover in the present situation, and catastrophic if the ecosystem is projected to certainly collapse. Environmental protection is the practice of protecting the natural environment on the individual, organizational or governmental levels, for the benefit of both the environment and humans.
La science de l'environnement ou science environnementale est une discipline qui intègre les sciences physiques et biologiques telles la physique, la chimie (la biochimie et la chimie de l'environnement), la biologie, l'écologie, la pédologie, la géologie, la géomorphologie, la géographie, la climatologie, l'écologie rétrospective, l'histoire environnementale, etc. afin de mener l'étude de l'environnement.