Unnatural disasters : case studies of human-induced environmental catastrophes / Angus M. Gunn.
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نصالناشر:Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2003وصف:xiv, 143 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmنوع المحتوى:- text
- unmediated
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- GF75 G85 2003
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UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | GF75 G85 2003 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.1 | Library Use Only | داخل المكتبة فقط | 30010000098966 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Coal mining tragedies -- Turtle Mountain, Canada, 1903 -- Aberfan, Wales, 1966 -- Buffalo Creek, West Virginia, 1972 -- 2. Dam failures -- Santa Clara River, California, 1928 -- Teton River, Idaho, 1976 -- Vaiont River Valley, Italy, 1963 -- 3. Government actions -- Hiroshima, Japan, 1945 -- Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, 1946 -- Ukraine, Soviet Union, 1932 -- Morris Country, New Jersey, 1926 -- Halifax, Canada, 1917 -- 4. Industrial explosions -- Oppau, Germany, 1921 -- Texas City, Texas, 1947 -- Cleveland, Ohio, 1944 -- Mexico City, Mexico, 1984 -- Flixborough, England, 1974 -- 5. Nuclear energy accidents -- Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania, 1979 -- Chernobyl, Soviet Union, 1986 -- Tokai, Japan, 1999 -- 6. Oil spills -- Coastal Brittany, France, 1978 -- Prince William Sound, Alaska, 1989 -- Block Island Sound, Rhode Island, 1996 -- 7. Terrorist acts -- Eastern United States, 2001 -- Kuwait and the Persian Gulf, 1991 -- Washington, D.C., 2001 -- New York City, 1993 -- New York City, 2001 -- 8. Toxicity - industrial -- Bhopal, India, 1984 -- Seveso, Italy, 1976 -- Minamata, Japan, 1956 -- Basel, Switzerland, 1986 -- 9. Toxicity - residential -- Love Canal, New York, 1978 -- Iraq, 1971 -- London, England, 1952.
