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Church Rock Uranium Spill – 1979
Quizmasters of the world sit up and take note. Here’s the question: ‘Name the worst
Three Mile Island – 1979
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Seveso Disaster – 1976
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Flixborough Chemical Disaster – 1974
People characterized as NIMBYs (‘Not In My Back Yarders’) are the curse of would-be developers
Buffalo Creek Flood – 1972
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Aberfan – 1966
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Knox Mine Disaster – 1959
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Springhill Mines Bump – 1958
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Windscale Fire – 1957
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Kyshtym Nuclear Disaster – 1957
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Texas City Disaster – 1947
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Port Chicago Munitions Explosion – 1944
America prides itself on defending national shores and protecting its people against hostile incursion in
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Benxihu (Honkeiko) Colliery – 1942
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Hawk’s Nest Tunnel tragedy – 1930s
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Oppau Explosion – 1921
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Boston Molasses Disaster – 1919
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