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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 (1960s)

5. #Bhopal disaster (#India, 1984)

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)

20. #Mariana dam disaster (#Brazil, 2015)