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The Panama Canal
The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and is use for international trade. Annual traffic has risen from about 1,000 ships when the canal opened in 1914, to 14,702 vessels in 2008. -
The Great Smog of 52
Airborne pollutants mostly from the use of coal to form a thick layer of smog over the city. Although it caused major disruption due to the effect on visibility. -
Castle Bravo
Was the code name given to the first United States test of a dry fuel. Made with thermonuclear hydrogen bomb. -
Silent Spring
A book written by Rachel Carson. The Genre is Non-fiction. Hellping the envirment -
Minamata Disease
Is a neurological syndrome. Caused by severe mercury poisoning. -
The Palomares Incident
When a B-52G bomber of the USAF Strategic Air Command collided with a KC-135 tanker during mid-air refuelling at 31,000 feet over the Mediterranean Sea. Was completely destroyed when its fuel load ignited -
Tragedy of the Commons
is the depletion of a shared resource by individuals. As well as in the debate over global warming. -
Ecocide in Vietnam
The neologism ecocide can be refer to any extensive destruction of the natural environment and disruption or loss of ecosystem. Caused by a living agent whether directly or indirectly. -
1st Earth Day
An events are held worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection. The first Earth Day family had participants and celebrants in two thousand colleges and universities. -
Environmental Protection Agency
Was created for the purpose of protecting human health and the environment. Was confermed by committee hearings in the House and Senate. -
Door to Hell
The Door to Hell is noted for its natural gas fire which has been burning since it was lit by Soviet. t is in the middle of the Karakum Desert, about 260 kilometres. -
Amoco Cadiz
Was a very large crude carrier. Split in three and sank, all together resulting in the largest oil spill. -
The Love Canal
Two bodies of water one is the northern and the other is the southern boundaries of the neighborhood.The Love Canal had formerly been used to bury 21,000 tons of toxic waste by Hooker Chemical. -
The Seveso Disaster
Is a small chemical manufacturing plant thats 15 km (9.3 mi) north of Milan in the Lombardy region in Italy. It resulted in the highest exposure (TCDD). -
The Three Mile Island Nuclear Explosion
Was a nuclear meltdown. The meltdown caused the release of small amounts of radioactive gases and radioactive iodine into the environment. -
The Bhopal Disaster
Was a gas leak incident in India. Over 500,000 people were exposed to methyl isocyanate gas and other chemicals.Total of 3,787 deaths related to the gas release. -
The Chernobyl Nuclear Explosion
An explosion and fire released large quantities of radioactive particles into the atmosphere. Which spread over western USSR and Europe. -
Pacific Gyre Garbage Patch
The world's largest landfill. It has high concentrations of pelagic plastics, chemical sludge. -
The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
Exxon Valdez, an oil tanker spilled 260,000 to 750,000 barrels of crude oil. It is considered to be one of the most devastating human caused environmental disasters. -
The Kuwait Oil Fires
An Iraqi military forces setting fire to more than 600 oil wells. The resulting fires burned out of control because of the dangers of sending in firefighting crews. -
Libby, Montana Asbestos Contamination
The population density was 1,375.9 inhabitants per square mile. Mining and timber mills have since closed down. The investigation was prompted by a civil court deposition. -
Baia Mare Cyanide Spill
The dam containing toxic waste material from the Baia Mare Aurul gold mine in North Western Romania burst and released 100,000 cubic meters of waste water. Cyanide is highly toxic -
The Shrinking of the Aral Sea
One of the four largest lakes in the world with an area of 68,000 square kilometres. The Aral Sea has been steadily shrinking since the 1960s after the rivers that fed it were diverted by Soviet irrigation projects. -
The Al-mishraq Fire
It was the site of the largest human-made release of sulfur dioxide. The fire was putting 21,000 tonnes of sulfur dioxide a day into the atmosphere. -
Jilin Chemical Plant Explosions
Was a series of explosions. Caused the evacuation of tens of thousands of residents. -
Sidoarjo Mud Flow
Is the result of an erupting mud volcano in the subdistrict of Porong. Biggest mud volcano in the world. -
“An Inconvenient Truth”
Its a documentary film. A bout a former United States Vice President Al Gore's campaign to educate citizens about global warming. -
E-waste in Guiyu, China
It is the location of the largest electronic waste. Many of the primitive recycling operations in Guiyu are toxic and dangerous to workers health. 88% of children suffering from lead poisoning. -
TVA Kingston Fossil Plant Coal Fly Ash Slurry Spill
A coal ash spill in eastern Tennessee. In Kingston Fossil Plant in Roane County, Tennessee, USA. 1.1 billion US gallons of coal fly ash was released. -
Deep water horizon BP oil spill
in the Gulf of Mexico on the BP-operated Macondo Prospect, considered the largest accidental marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry. Following the explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig. -
Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone
low-oxygen areas in the world's oceans and large lakes. Caused by nutrient pollution from human activities with other factors that deplete the oxygen required to support most marine life in bottom and near-bottom water. -
Fukushima Daiichi
Is a disabled nuclear power plant. The plant had damage from the 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan. The incident permanently damaged several reactors making them impossible to restart. -
The Three Gorges Dam
Dam that spans the Yangtze River by the town of Sandouping, located in Yiling District,China. The Three Gorges Dam is the world's largest power station.
