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Environmental Disasters

Environmental Disasters. A visual journey. Donora, PA Smog Disaster. 1948. This picture was taken at… . NOON on Oct. 29, 1948 in Donora, PA. Toxic London Fog. 1952. Minamata Bay Mercury Poisoning. Late 1950’s. Minamata Bay. Mercury poisoning to central nervous system.

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Environmental Disasters

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  1. Environmental Disasters A visual journey

  2. Donora, PA Smog Disaster 1948

  3. This picture was taken at… NOON on Oct. 29, 1948 in Donora, PA

  4. Toxic London Fog 1952

  5. Minamata Bay Mercury Poisoning Late 1950’s

  6. Minamata Bay

  7. Mercury poisoning to central nervous system

  8. Burning of the Cuyahoga River 1969

  9. Santa Barbara Oil Spill 1969

  10. Love Canal 1976-1978

  11. Times Beach, MO

  12. Three-Mile Island Maybe not a disaster… but worth noting 1979

  13. Partially melted core

  14. Bhopal Incident 1984

  15. Chernobyl Nuclear Accident 1986

  16. Exxon Valdez Oil Spill 1989

  17. “The EXXON VALDEZ ran aground on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska on March 24, 1989, spilling 10.8 million gallons of oil into the marine environment. It is currently #53 on the all-time list of largest oil spills.”

  18. First Gulf War Oil Spills 1991

  19. More recently?

  20. And even more recently… http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/8389009/Japan-earthquake-Fukushima-Fifty-risking-their-lives-to-avert-nuclear-disaster.html http://edigitales.org/fukushima-nuclear-power-plant/

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