Environmental disasters caused by humans

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Causes
It is believed that 80 percent of the plastic
found in the patch comes from land
sources, while the other 20 percent comes
from marine equipment and boats.

Incident
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is an
environmental disaster caused by human
waste.
It mass of marine debris is located in the
North Pacific Ocean. It is made up of
visible pieces of plastic brought together
by the Ocean tides.
Consequences
Plastic items are broken down into
microplastic, which can be even more
harmful to sea species.
This garbage patch can be seen from
outer space using a satellite.

The Flint Water Crisis

Causes
The pipeline was not tested for toxins or
treated for corrosion before becoming
operational, and contaminants were leaked
into the city's drinking water.

Planta
Consequences
Incident On October 1, 2015, the city issued an
advisory that the water was not safe to
The Flint Water Crisis was a public health drink, but the pipes were not fixed.Many
crisis and environmental disaster that residents had no choice and
began on April 25 of 2014. On this day, contaminated water had to be consumed.
the city of Flint, Michigan, used the Flint Nearby rivers, lakes and streams were also
River as its main water source. contaminated.
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California Wildfires

Causes
More than 170 fires were identified and at
least 12 were caused by electric power lines,
which caught fire after failing or coming into
contact with trees. Higher temperatures
associated with global warming and drought
created ideal burn conditions

Consequences

Incident An estimated 245,000 acres of land in

total were burnt and the lives of at least
In October 2017, one of the most deadly 47 firefighters and civilians were taken.
and destructive wildfire seasons in history Moreover thousands of homes and
was experienced in northern California. businesses were destroyed by the fire.

Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

Causes
Although the primary cause was the Bligh
Reef that the ship struck, investigations
found out that the ship captain was
intoxicated or had been drinking before the
accident.

Incidents
The largest accidental marine oil spill in
history was the Exxon Valdez oil spill
which happened in the U.S. Gulf of
Mexico. It took place in April 2010 when
an oil well on BP's Deepwater Horizon rig
exploded.
Consequences
134 milliongallons of crude oil were
leaked into the Gulf and thousands of
marine species were killed or harmed
including sea turtles, whales, dolphins,
birds, and fish.
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The Great Smog of London

Causes
It was caused by a combination of industrial
pollution and high-pressure weather
conditions. on December 5, an anticyclone
settled over London, a high-pressure weather
system that caused an inversion whereby cold
air was trapped below warm air higher up.

Consequences

Incident the emissions of factories and domestic

The Great Smog of London was lethal
smog that covered the city of London for
five days, from December 5 to December
9, in 1952.
fires could not be released into the
atmosphere and remained trapped near
ground level. The result was the worst
pollution-based fog in the city’s history.

Chernobyl Nuclear Accident

Causes
The reactor number 4 went out of control
during a test at low-power, leading to an
explosion and fire that demolished the
reactor building and released large amounts
of radiation into the atmosphere.

Incidents
The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear
accident that occurred on 26 April 1986 at
the numer 4 reactor in the Chernobyl
Nuclear Power Plant, near the city of
Pripyat in the north of Ukraine.
Consequences
The Chernobyl disaster caused serious
radiation sickness and contamination.
Millions of acres of forest and farmland
were contaminated, livestock was born
deformed, and humans suffered long-
term negative health effects.