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Castle Bravo
First US test of a dry fuel, hydrogen bomb.
The explosion exceeded the expected yield of 4-8 megatons and exploded at 15 megatons. -
Eccocide in Vietnam
The most common form used in Vietnam was Agent Orange.
The damage done to the environment is practically irreversable. -
Silent Spring
The author, Rahcel Carson, isn't a scientist.
This book was led to a nationwide ban on DDT for agricultural uses -
Libby, Montana Asbesthos Contamination
Small town has been discovering asbesthos in their community for years.
The origin of the asbesthos can be traced back to 1919. -
The Palomares Incident
A B-52 crashed with a tanker while refueling and both were ignited.
Explosion killed 4 of the crew. -
Door to Hell
Has been burning continuously since it was lit in 1971.
Releases sulfuric smell for miles around -
Amoco Cadiz Oil Spill
The worst of its kind of accident.
Ship split into three parts. -
Three Mile Island Nuclear Explosion
The worst accident in US commercialnuclear power plant history.
Clean up took 14 years and costed $1billion dollars. -
Pacific Gyre Garbage Patch
The ocean currents trap the marine debris
The size is estimated to be from 700K square miles to 15M square miles -
The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
Spilled 260,000 to 750,000 barrels of crude oil
Eventually covered 1,300 miles of coastline and 11,000 square miles of ocean -
The Kuwait Oil Fires
There were a total of 610 fires from the 749 facilities damaged.
Burnt through 4-6 million barrels of crude oil. -
Jilin Chemical Plant Explosions
Blasts created an 80 km long toxic spill in the Songhua River.
Six people were killed, doezens injured, and over 10,000 evacuated. -
Sidoarjo Mud Flow
Is the result from an erupting mud volcano.
Expected to continue flowing for the next 25-30 years. -
TVA Fossil Plan Coal Fly Ash Slurry Spill
Largest ash release in US history
The spill spread to 5.4 million cubic yards and covered up to 6 feet high -
Deepwater Horizon BP Oil Spill
Largest accidental oil spill in the petroleum industry.
Jushed oil for 87 days until it was capped off in July oh 2010. -
Fukushima Daiichi
The damage is so bad that government supervision is needed in order to enter a 20 km radius.
The disaster was caused by an earthquake, one of the worst Japan has ever seen.
