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October 1957: The Windscale fire, the worst nuclear accident in Great Britain''s history, released substantial amounts of radioactive contamination into the ...
History of coal mining in southern Appalachia, and how it radically transformed the region.
To see these effects of human''s eco blunders first hand we present to you our 25 biggest environmental disasters in history
Other toxic compounds are used and generated in the mining process as well. Mining exposes previously buried metal sulfides to atmospheric oxygen causing their ...
Explosions, strikes and collapses have caused some of the worst mining tragedies in recent years. From Pike River to Marikana, lists the ...
Mining the Mountains Explosives and machines are destroying Appalachian peaks to obtain coal. In a West ia town, residents and the industry fight over a ...
In a world seemingly intent on destroying itself, the humble capybara is a wholesome good. The oversized friendship guinea pig is a reminder of what humanity could ...
A short history of coal mining in Northumberland, Durham and Newcastle upon Tyne from Medieval times to the 1990s
About This Year''s Report. The 2016 World''s Worst Pollution Problems report is the 11th in an annual series published by Green Cross Switzerland and Pure Earth.
Coal remains one of the most vital sources of energy the world over, but mining the stuff continues to be an ugly, incredibly dangerous business.
Chernobyl accident information. The Chernobyl RBMK reactor design faults and how they were addressed. The Chernobyl New Safe Confinement. Lessons learnt from the ...
The ten largest gold producing countries accounted for about 65% of global gold output in 2012. China and Ghana witnessed double digit growth in gold production, with ...
WOA!! World Overpopulation Awareness is a nonprofit web publication seeking to inform people about overpopulation, unsustainability, and overconsumption; the ...
A massive mine explosion leaves nearly 100 dead in Krebs, Okloma, on this day in 1892. The disaster, the worst mining catastrophe in Okloma''s history, was ...
Top 10 worst toxic pollution problems: Every day synthetic, toxic chemicals are released into the environment. It affects our water, land and air. Water is our most ...
Top 10 of natural and anthropogenic environmental disasters
Greenpeace will never stop fighting for a greener, healthier world for our oceans, forests, food, climate, and democracy—no matter what forces stand in our way.
Whether sparked by Mother Nature or by the carelessness of man, these fires have ripped across the Earth with alarming ferocity and deadly consequences.
TIME and Space | By Jeffrey Kluger. Editors note:On Nov. 29, 2016, Google released a major update expanding the data from 2012 to 2016. Read about the update here.
The AntiVaccine Backlash Is Spreading Around the World — Will the Be Next? People in Italy protested the enacting of a law that makes 16 different ...
Monday, UN spokesman briefs press at Headquarters. Tuesday in Geneva, senior UN aid official briefs on Iraq. Wednesday, UN marks Day of World''s Indigenous ...
Resources for students and teachers of geography. Discover the world with articles, fact sheets, maps and more that explore landscapes, peoples, places, and ...
This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll. It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions, structural fires, flood disasters, coal ...
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