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the panama canal
48 mi. long allowing ships to pass through the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean saving about 8000 mi. from going into the tip of South America. -
Libby Montana Asbestos Contamination
toxic dust causing diseases for many residents. -
The Great Smog of 52
Air pollution in London -
Castle Bravo
first US test of a dry fuel thermonuclear hydrogen bomb -
Palamores Incident
B-52G bomber collided with KC-135 tanker during mid air of 31,000 ft. Over the Meditteranean Sea off the coast of Spain; killing 7 people. -
Tradegy of the commons
Deletion of a shared resource by individuals -
1st Earth Day
birth of the modern environment movement -
Eccocide in Vietnam
Environmental damage during Vietnam War in 1970 -
Fukushima Daiishi
Nuclear power plant -
Door to Hell
The Derweze area had a lot of natural gas. Geologists accidentally drilled into a cavern filled with natural gas, it collasped leaving a large hole. -
The Sevesto Disaster
highest known exposure to tetrachloridibenzopdoixin. -
Amoco Cadiz
Amoco Cadiz was a very large crude carrier that split in three and sank, all together he created the largest oil spil in that time era. -
3 mile island nuclear explosion
Happened in Pennysylvania; worst incident in U.S. commmercial nuclear power plant history. Released radioactive gas & iodine into the environment. -
Bhopal Disaster
worst industrial disaster -
Baia Mare Cyanide Spill
one of the worst cyanide leaks.. -
Chernobyl nuclear explosion
catastrophic nuclear incident. -
Pacific gyre Garbage Patch
high concentrations of pelagic plastics, chemical smudges and debris. -
the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
oil tanker that hit Bligh reef and spilled 260,000-700,000 barrels of crude oil -
The shrinking of the Aral Sea
One of the worst environmental disasters -
Kuwait oil fires
Iraqi military forces set fir to more than 600 oil wells as part of a "scorched earth". -
The Love Canal
neighbor to Niagra falls, New York -
Al Mishraq Fire
In Mosul, Iraq. June 2003; largest human made release of sulfur dioxide ever recorded when fire gained control and burned for months. -
E-waste in Guiya, China
largest electronic waste -
Jilin Chemical Plant Explosions
was in China, exploded for about an hour. It killed 6 people, injured 126, and caused an evacuation of ten thousands of people. -
Inconvenient Truth
Documentary film directed by Oaris Guggenheim to educate citizens about global warming. -
TVA Kingston Fossil Plant Coal Fly ash Slurry Spill
ash dike ruptures at an 84 acre solid waste containment area at the Tennessee Valley -
Sidarjo Mud Flow
Erupting mud volcano, biggest blowout of natural gas in the world. -
Minamata Disease
Mercury posioning -
Deep water horizon BP oil spill
Largest accdiental marine oil spill in history of the petroleum industry. -
Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone
It is the size of Connecticut. Dead zones are from lack of nutrients, large use of fertilizer then it runs into bodies of water. -
environmental protection agency
created to protect human health & environment.
