Martin County Sludge Spill – 2000
The Appalachian Mountains run from Newfoundland in Canada to central Alabama in the USA. Certain
Environmental / Ecological
Marcopper Mining Disaster – 1996
In 1969 the Marcopper Mining Corporation began open-cut mining at Mount Tapian on Marinduque Island
Gulf War Oil Spill – 1991
On August 2 1990 Iraqi president Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, provoking instant condemnation from the
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill – 1989
Although it comes way down the list of the worldโs worst oil disasters in terms
Castillo de Bellver Oil Spill – 1983
The impact of human activity on the planet and the consequences of that activity going
The Atlantic Empress and the Aegean Captain – 1979
When they embraced, the Atlantic Empress and the Aegean Captain were not sweethearts. They were
The Torrey Canyon – 1967
It seems inconceivable that a well-found ship could run aground in daylight and good weather.
Yokkaichi Air Pollution โ 1961-1988
Located in Japanโs Mie Prefecture, Yokkaichi is an important industrial town noted for the manufacture
Desiccation of the Aral Sea โ 1960 onward
The fate of the Aral Sea has been described as the greatest manmade ecological catastrophe.
Acid Rain โ 1950s onwards
Acid rain kills wildlife, erodes buildings and turns lakes into dark lifeless bodies of water.
Marshall Islands Atom Bomb Tests โ 1946-1958
America plunged the world headlong into the Atomic Age by unleashing its devastating new invention
London’s Great Smog – 1952
Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries London was notorious for the thick fogs which
Paradise Under Threat: the Contamination of Mapua โ 1945-1988
The story of Mapua is a classic example of the long-term consequences of mankindโs cavalier
Toxic Waste in Love Canal – 1942
William T Love was a visionary who, in the 1890s, hoped to build a model
Extinction of Species โ 1800 Onwards
Evolution is as old as time itself: species adapt to cope with a changing environment,
Increasing Global Population
The evolution, survival and advance of any species are dependent on the available resources. Left
Easter Island Disaster
Fittingly for one of the most remote inhabited places on earth, an air of mystery
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