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…

Manila Floods – 2009

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Flooding is a regular problem in the Philippines, but the disaster that occurred in September 2009, when Typhoon Ketsana lashed…

Black Saturday Bushfires – 2009

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Extreme weather conditions made it possible, but the evil hand of man made a fatal contribution to the series of…

Kenya Drought – 2008-2009

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Is it global warming starting to impact negatively on millions of people in Africa, or is a normal weather cycle…