Collinson Library: HASS10 Man-made Disasters : Australia & International: Australian Disasters

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Top 10 of anthropogenic and natural environmental disasters
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Environmental DisastersAnthropogenic hazards or human-made hazards can result in the form of a human-made disaster; threats having an element of human intent, negligence, or error; or involving a failure of a human-made system.
Worst Man-Made Environmental Disasters
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See the list of events: some of the worst environmental disasters in history have been caused by people. Some are accidental.
Oil Spills List from ABC.net website
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Crude oil spills disasters listed over a twenty year period.
Worst Man-Made Disasters - SBS News Link
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Brief mention of man-made disasters.
Time Magazine: Top 10 Man-Made Disasters
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A year book entry of man-made disasters.
10 Nuclear Disasters Listed by PIF
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Use this brief list of nuclear disasters to research an event of your choice.

Go to this Britannica.Com list of man-made disasters article, by clicking on the image below:

This next online "Infoplease.com" site provides international days in history articles, encyclopedic information and an almanac:

Queensland Oil Spill of 2009
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Queensland oil spill: saving wildlife from a man-made disaster.
More on the Queensland Oil Spill of 2009
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Container ship leaked much more oil off Queensland coast than originally reported.
Worst Bushfires In Australia - Black Sunday
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Bushfires in Australia occur due to extreme temperatures and deliberate or an accidental start of a fire by people.
Tasmania's Black Tuesday Bushfires 1967
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A well researched personal record of the Tasmanian Bushfires of 1967 by Dr N. Roberts.
Australian Mining Disasters
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Mt Kembla and a list of other mining related disasters.
Granville Train Disaster
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Granville, near Sydney, Australia, 18 January, 1977 a crowded commuter train was derailed and struck the supporting pillars of an over-bridge.
More on the Granville Railway Disaster
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Train brings down road bridge.
Westgate Bridge Disaster - Melbourne, 1970
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Take note that Wikipedia articles need to be verified by checking references at the end of any article.
Industrial Gas Explosion - ESSO Company, Victoria 1998
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A university PDF article examining the impact of this man-made disaster.

Chemical Plant Explosions
Industrial chemical explosions and what can be done about them.
Chemical Accidents - Safety and Health PDF document from the World Health Organization
A broad article that outlines the consequences and responses to uncontrolled chemical release.
Oppau Major Chemical Explosion in Germany, 1921
Fertilizer chemical explosion
Bhopal Industrial Disaster, India, 1984
This article includes videos and new reviews of the event
Chemical Accident - Philips Chemical Complex, Pasadena, 1989
Gas and other chemicals causes deaths