Toxic Town Marker in St. Louis, Michigan
This marker tells the story of a town’s toxic past.#environmentaldisasters #chemicals #pollution #section-Atlas
Toxic Town Marker
Lassen Volcanic National Park Bounces Back After California's Largest Single Fire
In 2021, the Dixie Fire burned much of the park. Now, Lassen's recovery offers surprising lessons on resilience.#plants #animals #nationalparks #conservation #wildlife #environmentaldisasters #environment #ecosystems #fires #climatedeskinternal #section-Articles
Lassen Volcanic National Park Bounces Back After California's Largest Single Fire
Most of these I knew about, but not #GrassyNarrows
"Grassy Narrows mercury contamination (1960s)
For nearly a decade, the Dryden Mill’s chloralkali plant discharged up to 24,000 pounds of mercury into the #WabigoonRiver. It is regarded as one of the worst cases of industrial pollution in Canada’s history. Many people in the Grassy Narrows #FirstNation and #Whitedog First Nation communities were poisoned due to the contamination."
#EnvironmentalDisasters #EnvironmentalRacism #Canada
20 of the biggest environmental disasters in history
By Stacker, Published March 28, 2023
1. #Honkeiko colliery mining disaster (#China, 1942)
2. Great Smog of London (#UK, 1952)
3. #GrassyNarrows #mercury contamination (#Canada, 1960s)
4. #ThreeMileIsland accident (#Pennsylvania, 1979)
5. #Bhopal disaster (#India, 1984)
6. #Chernobyl (#SovietUnion, 1986)
7. #Exxon Valdez oil spill (#Alaska, 1989)
8. #Phillips disaster (#Texas, 1989)
9. Ufa train disaster (#SovietUnion, 1989)
10. Cantara Loop derailment (#California, 1991)
11. Nambija mine disaster (#Ecuador, 1993)
12. Baia Mare #Cyanide spill (#Romania, 2000)
13. Martin County coal slurry spill (#Kentucky, 2000)
14. Toulouse chemical factory explosion (#France, 2001)
15. Ivory Coast toxic waste dump (#Africa, 2006)
16. Kingston coal ash spill (#Tennessee, 2008)
17. #DeepwaterHorizon oil spill (#Louisiana, #GulfOfMexico, 2010)
18. #Fukushima (#Japan, 2011)
19. #Guangxi #cadmium spill (China, 2012)
