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a series of dust storms in the united states. Homesteaders disrupted the land by replacing the top soil with crops
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A neurological disease that is caused by a lot of exposure from mercury
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its a book that significantly changed environmental understanding. It also helped people understand the damages we were doing to earth. 1962
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the Cuyahoga river caught on fire in 1969 due to mass pollution to the water. This event was one of the main reasons people started to see how pollution can affect things and ecosystems.
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made protections for wildlife and plants that are considered endangered
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it was a conference between many nations to bring up the fact that the environment was rapidly declining and that they needed to creat a solution in 1972. This was the beginning of the change towards having a healthier ecosystem
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governments have to be safe in the international trade of species, so they don’t die
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it was a conference between many nations to bring up the fact that the environment was rapidly declining and that they needed to creat a solution in 1972. This was the beginning of the change towards having a healthier ecosystem
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nuclear power plant made a massive mistake and reactors blew up. This event showed the world how dangerous nuclear power can be if used incorrectly
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in Bhopal, India 1984 many technical failures released many flammable gases that killed the residents of the city by choking them. This made people realize that pollution really is dangerous and is horrible for the environment.
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it’s a worldwide treaty to protect the ozone layer from harmful chemicals. This is important because it was humankinds first success in reversing large scale damage to earth
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there was a oil tanker transporting oil over the ocean and it spilled 11 million gallons of crude oil into the water in 1989. This ruined the ecosystem and economy of the local area and people saw the damage humans can have on not just the environment but the economy.
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People from all over the earth came together with representatives of ideas that could help the earth
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microplastics had built up in large quantities in pacific ocean.
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more industrial countries are limited by how much greenhouse gases they can expel
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Al Gore went around educating people on global warming
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Banned pesticides and combined with the 1973 saved the bald eagles
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signed by 195 countries this treaty aims to limit global warming by 4 degrees and preferably even more compared to pre-industrial levels.
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says legally you have to protect marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdictions which was previously a conservation blind spot