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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T&G Faculty Forum: What can we do to reduce our negative impact on the environment?

Worcester Telegram 17 Feb 2019

While Central Massachusetts has been battling regular snow and sub-zero temperatures, other areas of the country and planet have seen devastating wildfires and other types of natural disasters. A recent United Nations report shows that if nothing is changed, not only will environmental problems get worse, but they will also affect more people ... ....

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The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker review – a big sleep in small-town America

The Guardian 17 Feb 2019

Karen Thompson Walker’s debut novel, The Age of Miracles , portrayed a dystopian future narrated by an 11-year-old girl in which the Earth’s rotation slowed, causing a sequence of environmental disasters ... .......

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'The Darling will die': Scientists say mass fish kill due to over-extraction and drought

The Observer 17 Feb 2019

A scientific panel investigating the causes of three mass fish deaths at the Menindee lakes has pointed the finger squarely at those managing the Murray-Darling river system, saying the lack of flows was caused by a combination of drought and over-extraction, leading to the environmental disaster....

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Local View: Ignoring protesters' pleas will cost even more

Duluth News Tribune 17 Feb 2019

alone, according to Scientific American; natural-gas explosions that cause death and/or property damage every other day, as the Environmental Protection Agency stated in 2016; the Deepwater Horizon disaster that killed 11 workers and 800,000 birds while soiling the Gulf of ......

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Climate change means more floods, great and localized

Journal Review 16 Feb 2019

... as the result of global warming is forcing government officials to revisit how they respond to natural disasters ... General News Weather Climate Change Environmental Concerns Environment Environment And Nature Climate Disaster Planning And Response Accidents And Disasters Floods....

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Brazil arrests another 8 people linked to dam collapse

China.dot.org 16 Feb 2019

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb ... On Jan ... The dam collapse has left at least 166 dead and 155 missing, besides causing an environmental disaster. Enditem ....

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Harrison Ford backs UAE stance on climate change

Your Middle East 16 Feb 2019

Environmental attitudes of young people have offered hope that climate disaster can be averted. ... ....

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Petroleum terminal expands to allow more oil trains

Corvallis Gazette-Times 16 Feb 2019

According to Oregon Department of Environmental Quality estimates, the site handled fewer than 30 full oil trains throughout last year ... He said the increased oil-by-rail traffic creates a risk in Portland of an environmental disaster like the one in Michigan in 2010, when heavy Canadian oil spilled from a pipeline into the Kalamazoo River....

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HAMISH MCRAE: Companies have to behave fairly, and be seen to behave fairly, or they are liable to come a cropper

This is Money 16 Feb 2019

Companies have to behave fairly, and be seen to behave fairly, or they are liable to come a cropper. Take Amazon, for instance. Its founder, Jeff Bezos, is the richest person in the world ... I'm sure there is nothing illegal here; they are too smart for that ... The oil industry has been hit by environmental disasters which it should have prepared for ... ....

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Los Angeles Times: Trump's national emergency is fake and the GOP knows it. Stop him ...

Decatur Daily 16 Feb 2019

And now he's doing it, in pursuit of a wall along the southern border that Mexico isn't financing ... The spending bill that Trump is due to sign into law raises spending on border security to $22.54 billion — more than the budgets for disaster relief, the federal courts or the Environmental Protection Agency, to cite just a few examples ... Subscribe ... ....

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Experts to review the impacts of the 2018 Hurricane Season and discuss rebuilding efforts and forecasts for the future at National Press Club news briefing, March 5

Market Watch 15 Feb 2019

Gerry Bell and MIT disaster resilience expert Jeremy ... Gregory, a research scientist in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Materials Systems Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is an expert on disaster resilience and rebuilding....

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California considers insurance to help with wildfire costs

Journal Review 15 Feb 2019

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Border walls do make sense to protect our sovereignty

Sanpete Messenger 15 Feb 2019

If border walls (barriers) are not the answer, why is the Vatican surrounded by border walls (barriers)?. If border walls (barriers) are not the answer, why does every single professional entertainment venue employ them? (except maybe Woodstock, and we saw what a social and environmental disaster that was) ... Roger Kidd. Fairview .......