| A | B |
|---|
| The Great London Fog | combo of coal burning and atmospheric conditions creating smog over a 5 day period that killed thousands |
| Chernobyl | nuclear reactor in Ukraine caused largest uncontrolled radioactive release ever recorded |
| Great Pacific Garbage Patch | pollution causing a massive floating arrangement of marine debris in the ocean |
| BP Oil Spill | explosion of deep water oil rig caused largest marine oil spill in history |
| Love Canal | neighborhood build on hazardous waste site in Niagra Falls causing major health problems in the town |
| Minamata Disease | release of methylmercury into water contaminating fish which caused neurological disorders to those who at the fish |
| Fukushima Diichi disaster | 2011 earthquake created a tsunami in Japan disturbing a major nuclear powerplant |
| Aral Sea Disaster | unsustainable cotton cultivation turned the world's 4th largest lake into a desert |
| Exxon-Valdez Oil Spill | 1989-millions of gallons of oil spilled in Alaska killing wildlife and destroying fishing industy |
| The Dust Bowl | over farmed land and drought caused dust storms greatly damaging ecosystems |
