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Founded in 1948 Created to protect nature. Helps in scientific research, preserves and creates conservation laws, and manages thousands of nature projects. -
Large quantities of coal flooded people’s houses About 4,000 people died because of breathing in the fumes Lasted for 4 days Caused an acrid-smelling fog that hovered over London -
Company dumped 21,000 tons of toxic waste into the Love Canal Became an issue because houses started being built on land by the canal and waste began to bubble up in the cellars By 1978, people were relocated and the problem was announced unsolvable -
Minamata is a mercury poisoning disease discovered in 1956 in the Japanese town of Minamata. It was caused by a company dumping chemicals into waters that were used for eating and drinking. Because of this, lawsuits were created, and the Minamata Convention on Mercury was put in place to address the human activities that contributed to mercury pollution. -
Oil is constantly getting spilled into the Niger Delta and has been going on for over 50 years there are incidents of militants kidnapping and killing oil workers, blowing up pipelines, and stealing oil -
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Silent Spring is an environmental science book written by Rachel Carson and was published in 1962. The book was used to call out the chemical dumping being done by companies and the use of pesticides in food. It led to a nationwide ban of DDT for agricultural purposes and even led to the creation of the EPA. -
A hypothesis that suggests organic organisms interact with inorganic environments to create a system which allows there to be life on earth. Introduced in 1970, the hypothesis shows how the conditions and biosphere of the earth led to evolution. It also has been speculated that it was created in order to prove that global warming is real. -
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In 1975, whales in the Pacific Ocean where being hunted by the Japanese and the Russians at very large amounts. Protestors and activists decided to put themselves in harm's way by standing between the Hunters and the whales in order to stop the killing of the whales. Due to their efforts, in 1986, a law was passed to stop whales from being hunted unless for science. -
Explosion over northern Italy which released a thick white cloud of dioxin 4 days before the explosion, people had started feeling ill, so the area was evacuated After the explosion, farm animals died almost immediately -
1976 Explosion over northern Italy which released a thick white cloud of dioxin 4 days before the explosion, people had started feeling ill, so the area was evacuated After the explosion, farm animals died almost immediately -
In 1984 in India, a chemical pesticide plant released 30 tons of gas which stayed low to the ground and spread to many villages. It is estimated 15,000 people had died and caused many birth defects.
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In 1984 in India, a chemical pesticide plant released 30 tons of gas which stayed low to the ground and spread to many villages. It is estimated 15,000 people had died and caused many birth defects. The leak caused the Indian government to come up with the environmental protection act (EPA) in 1986 to improve the environment -
7.3 million- square-mile hole discovered in the ozone layer above antarctica Led to countries pledging to get rid of ozone-depleting compounds (CFCs) -
Killed 30 operators immediately Many other workers died between the years of 1987 and 2004 due to the radiation “largest uncontrolled radioactive release into the environment ever recorded” -
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750,000 barrels of crude oil got spilled in Prince Williams Sound, Alaska Oil tanker Exxon Valdez Bligh Reef was destroyed by the tanker Dead: 250,000 sea birds, about 2,800 sea otters, 300 harbor seals, 247 eagles and 22 orcas -
End of Persian Gulf War 1991 more than 600 oil wells spilled Burned for more than 8 months Saudi Arabia and Iraq were also affected by the fires -
End of Persian Gulf War 1991 more than 600 oil wells spilled Burned for more than 8 months Saudi Arabia and Iraq were also affected by the fire -
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Explains the science behind global warming to raise awareness Al Gore addresses misconceptions about global warming -
An explosion that killed 11 workers and injured 9 while drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico Millions of gallons of oil spilled while affected coastal environments juristically -
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Caused more deforestation than ever before over eighty thousand fires reported and more than three million hectares burned 80% of forest loss Many people blame the beef and soy industries -
Attack on Kyoto Animation in Japan Killed 36 people with the explosion Started the Kyoto Protocol 1997 (start of the protocol) Imposes limits on emmisions of CO2 and other gases due to rising temperatures The US pulled out -
Started in September 2019 but got really bad in November 2019 January 2020 they got rain but, it didn’t help Bushfires have always happened in Australia but have never been so bad By February 2020, fires in South Wales were contained due to heavy rains All the fires across all of Australia were contained by March 4, 2020