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48 mi. long allowing ships to pass through the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean saving about 8000 mi. from going into the tip of South America.
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toxic dust causing diseases for many residents.
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Air pollution in London
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first US test of a dry fuel thermonuclear hydrogen bomb
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B-52G bomber collided with KC-135 tanker during mid air of 31,000 ft. Over the Meditteranean Sea off the coast of Spain; killing 7 people.
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Deletion of a shared resource by individuals
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birth of the modern environment movement
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Environmental damage during Vietnam War in 1970
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Nuclear power plant
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The Derweze area had a lot of natural gas. Geologists accidentally drilled into a cavern filled with natural gas, it collasped leaving a large hole.
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highest known exposure to tetrachloridibenzopdoixin.
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Amoco Cadiz was a very large crude carrier that split in three and sank, all together he created the largest oil spil in that time era.
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Happened in Pennysylvania; worst incident in U.S. commmercial nuclear power plant history. Released radioactive gas & iodine into the environment.
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worst industrial disaster
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one of the worst cyanide leaks..
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catastrophic nuclear incident.
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high concentrations of pelagic plastics, chemical smudges and debris.
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oil tanker that hit Bligh reef and spilled 260,000-700,000 barrels of crude oil
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One of the worst environmental disasters
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Iraqi military forces set fir to more than 600 oil wells as part of a "scorched earth".
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neighbor to Niagra falls, New York
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In Mosul, Iraq. June 2003; largest human made release of sulfur dioxide ever recorded when fire gained control and burned for months.
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largest electronic waste
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was in China, exploded for about an hour. It killed 6 people, injured 126, and caused an evacuation of ten thousands of people.
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Documentary film directed by Oaris Guggenheim to educate citizens about global warming.
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ash dike ruptures at an 84 acre solid waste containment area at the Tennessee Valley
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Erupting mud volcano, biggest blowout of natural gas in the world.
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Mercury posioning
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Largest accdiental marine oil spill in history of the petroleum industry.
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It is the size of Connecticut. Dead zones are from lack of nutrients, large use of fertilizer then it runs into bodies of water.
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created to protect human health & environment.
