Since no known faults had been identified in this area, no one expected this earthquake. On May 2, 1983, an…
From the moment an oil tanker arrived at the port of Valdez to load oil, every aspect of the operation…
Armenia at the time was part of the USSR and at war with a neighboring country, Azerbaijan, over territory. Hence…
The reactor in one of the units lost its cooling water, heat built up, and radioactive gas burst out and…
All seven astronauts were killed and the accident gave rise to new, stringent, regulations about decisions on launching. Shortly before…
Colombia’s Nevado del Ruiz erupted and mudflows swept down from a height of 17,500 feet. On November 13, 1985, Colombia’s…
This was one of the most destructive and deadly in Mexico’s history. On September 19, 1985, Mexico was hit with…
These terrorists had been fighting for an independent state within their home country of India but they decided it would…
Union Carbide’s factory was built to provide insecticide for India’s farmers so they would not lose crops. When demand for…
Through neglect of the advice of geological experts, this dam was built on unstable ground that failed when the dam…