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Massive floods traveled across china causing many to have to leave their homes
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In a city called Minamata, mercury waste spread from a nearby factory which contaminated fish in the Minamata bay. These were then eaten by residents who became infected. -
A book was published titled silent spring which brought into light many problems about the climate primarily pesticides. -
Joni Mitchell releases a song which talks about her concerns with the direction the climate is taking -
The three mile island nuclear power plant had a small meltdown. The event caused no noticeable health declines in surrounding areas or peoples.
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The bhopal power plant underwent a routine cleaning but the cleaners forgot to shut the valves to the hot tanks which allowed the cleaning water to enter the tanks. This caused the tanks to explode releasing the toxic gasses into the town around the plant. -
The nuclear power plant located in Chernobyl has a category 7 eruption that caused the area around to be contaminated and uninhabitable. -
Julia butterfly sat in a large redwood tree called Luna to fight against the cutting down of large redwoods. She lived in the tree for two whole years -
Al gore speaks for a documentary on climate change. The documentary was a very controversial subject as much of it was falsified. -
Similar to Chernobyl, Fukushima also had a nuclear power plant accident. This one was not as large and was and still is being cleaned up. -
Harambe was shot during an incursion where a mother left her child unattended. The gorilla had to be put down. -
Greta Thunberg went onto the Ted talk show to speak out against the climate change problem