Environmental disaster

An environmental disaster is a disaster to the natural environment due to human activity, which distinguishes it from the concept of a natural disaster. It is also distinct from intentional acts of war such as nuclear bombings.

In this case, the impact of humans' alteration of the ecosystem has led to widespread and/or long-lasting consequences. It can include the deaths of animals (including humans) and plants, or severe disruption of human life, possibly requiring migration.

Environmental disasters

Environmental disasters can have an effect on agriculture, biodiversity, the economy and human health. The causes include pollution, depletion of natural resources, industrial activity or agriculture.

List of environmental disasters caused by humans

Seveso disaster, 1976 - Release of dioxin.

Amoco Cadiz oil spill, 1978 - the vessel broke in two, releasing its entire cargo of 1.6 million barrels (250,000 m³) of oil.

Ok Tedi environmental disaster, 1984. As of 2006, mine operators have discharged about two billion tons of tailings, overburden and mine-induced erosion into the Ok Tedi river system. About 1,588 square kilometres (613 sq mi) of forest has died or is under stress.

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Students work to prepare Boulder County for next environmental disaster

Public Technologies 10 Dec 2018

Boulder's next environmental disaster. Students from Lev Szentkirályi's Climate Change, Environmental Health, and Resilience course spent the semester conducting on-campus interviews and researching environmental disaster resilience ... 'Knowing that the effects of an environmental ......

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Over 100 Tonnes Of Tilapia Die On Fish Farms in Eastern Region

Modern Ghana 10 Dec 2018

Over 100 tonnes of Tilapia at various fish farms in the Eastern Region have died. Officials of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have been to the fish farms since last week to super ... ....

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Mass Tilapia deaths recorded in Eastern Region

Joy Online 10 Dec 2018

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Burning Down The House: Fighting Climate Action From The Centre Will Leave Us In Ashes

New Matilda 10 Dec 2018

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Ron DeSantis keep two Rick Scott appointees in his administration

Tampa Bay Times 10 Dec 2018

Moskowitz said he will step down from his current position as executive vice president and general counsel at AshBritt Environmental, a national disaster recovery and environmental services company based in Deerfield Beach that has contracts throughout the state to clean post-hurricane debris....

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Kochi Smart City Innovation Lab launched

The Hindu 10 Dec 2018

German Ambassador to India Martin Ney delivered the keynote address at the launch. K.V ... Mr ... Hanish said that as per prior discussions, Fraunhofer would focus their expertise and research on inclusive housing, energy efficiency, environmental protection, electric mobility, and disaster management and mitigation as part of the Smart City programme ... .......

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P&G Named One of America’s Best Corporate Citizens and Best Managed Companies

The Marshall News Messenger 10 Dec 2018

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DENR orders cleanup of 12 rivers in Central Visayas

Sun Star 10 Dec 2018

Aside from addressing river issues, such as clearing easement zones and cleaning up, the DENR 7 is also looking into other environmental issues in the region, such as the problem of solid waste, flooding and disaster risk reduction....

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Kochi: German leg-up for Smart City projects

Deccan Chronicle 10 Dec 2018

Kochi. Germany will provide technical support for conceptualising and implementing projects in five sectors under Smart City Mission ...   ... The German institute will prepare project reports in five sectors - housing, environmental conservation, energy efficiency, disaster management and electric mobility ... Water Metro first boat by December 2019 ... ....

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How low will bitcoin go? History provides some clues

A Bit of News 10 Dec 2018

Nearly 170 years before the invention of bitcoin, the journalist Charles Mackay noted the way whole communities could “fix their minds upon one object and go mad in its pursuit” ... It has since fallen by 80% ... Theoretical ... The Bank of International Settlements has described it as “a combination of a bubble, a Ponzi scheme and an environmental disaster”....

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How low will Bitcoin now go? The history of price bubbles provides some clues

A Bit of News 10 Dec 2018

Nearly 170 years before the invention of Bitcoin, the journalist Charles Mackay noted the way whole communities could “fix their minds upon one object and go mad in its pursuit” ... It has since fallen by 80% ... Read more. ... The Bank of International Settlements has described it as “a combination of a bubble, a Ponzi scheme and an environmental disaster”....

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Sophie Donaldson: 'I'm glad I'm a second-hand Rose'

Irish Independent 09 Dec 2018

"Right now we are facing a man-made disaster of global scale, our greatest threat in thousands of years ... It also salves my conscience because fashion, my great love, is an environmental disaster ... The Environmental Audit Committee is investigating the impact fast fashion has on the environment, its labour force and the climate....

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