Marshall Islands Atom Bomb Tests – 1946-1958

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America plunged the world headlong into the Atomic Age by unleashing its devastating new invention on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to…

London’s Great Smog – 1952

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Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries London was notorious for the thick fogs which often descended on the city…

Paradise Under Threat: the Contamination of Mapua – 1945-1988

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The story of Mapua is a classic example of the long-term consequences of mankind’s cavalier disregard for the natural environment.…

Toxic Waste in Love Canal – 1942

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William T Love was a visionary who, in the 1890s, hoped to build a model community powered by hydroelectricity. His…

Extinction of Species – 1800 Onwards

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Evolution is as old as time itself: species adapt to cope with a changing environment, and new species emerge while…

American Tornadoes – 2011

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In the late spring of 2011. America’s storm chasers saw some serious action. In mid-April a major weather system built…

Japanese Earthquake & Tsunami – 2011

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Across the Pacific, the infamous earthquake-prone ‘Ring of Fire’ stretching around the great ocean from New Zealand to the tip…

Christchurch Earthquake – 2011

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The inhabitants of Christchurch on New Zealand’s South Island knew they were at risk front earthquakes, living as they do…

Queensland Floods – 2010-2011

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cxzThose living on a ridge high in the mountains might reasonably suppose that, flooding is the last natural disaster that…

Haiti Earthquake – 2010

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The island of Hispaniola is divided between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. With 10 million impoverished citizens, Haiti at the…