Unnatural Disasters

Lisa suggested during our meeting last week that my "monument" should focus on an environmental disaster in order to relate to sustainability. The following list of man-made disasters provided some insight as to where and what I should investigate.

Coal mines
Centralia, Sago

Dam Failures
Johnstown, Teton Dam, Three Gorges

Government
Hiroshima, Bomb Testing, Landscape Devastation Ukraine, War for Oil

Industrial Catastrophes
Ammonium Nitrate Explosions – Germany, Texas, Gas Explosions – Ohio Mexico City

Nuclear
Three Mile Island, Chernobyl

Oil Spills
Exxon Valdez

Terrorism
Oil Inferno – Persian Gulf, World Trade Center, Oklahoma City

Toxicity – Industrial, Residential
Pesticide Leaks, Dioxin Poisoning, Rhine River Poisoning,
Love Canal, Smog Pollution

Engineering Mistakes
Minnesota Bridge, Titanic, Space Shuttle

MegaStorms (possibly caused by increased carbon emissions)

Hurricane Katrina

-Gunn, Angus. "Unnatural Disasters: Case Studies of Human-Induced Environmental Catastrophes."