Hazards
Extreme images of water pollution
Almost every place in the world there is likely to have a form of contamination.
Toxic chemicals from industrial processes leach into our water supply and devastate natural habitats, endanger animals, and pollute Earth’s lakes, rivers, oceans, aquifers, and groundwater.
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Albania Searches for Seashore Oil Polluter
The Albanian authorities said on Monday that they have not yet been able to identify the ship that spilled the oil and polluted the popular beach in Durres.
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Death Toll from Warehouse Explosions in China's Tianjin Rises
The two explosions, which occurred at a warehouse in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin on Wednesday night, claimed the lives of at least seventeen people and left hundreds others injured.
According to media reports, the explosions hit a warehouse storing "dangerous and chemical goods" in the port area of the city, the BBC informs.
Three injured in hotel explosion in eastern Turkey
Three people were injured in an explosion on the sixth floor of a hotel in the eastern province of Elaz?? on July 24.
Initial reports said the explosion, the cause of which had not been officially determined, injured three individuals, who were hospitalized immediately. Natural gas company officials took measures in case the explosion occurred due to an unnoticed gas leak.
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23 dead in Bangladesh charity handout stampede: Police
A stampede during a charity handout in Bangladesh left at least 23 people dead on July 10 as hundreds of desperately poor people tried to get their hands on free clothing, police said.
Fuel Oil Spill Noticed Near Bulgaria's Varna
A massive fuel oil spill has been spotted near Bulgaria's Black Sea city of Varna.
Employees of the yacht harbor in town have noticed the spill and started calling local institutions immediately. Several fo them have said that similar events are not uncommon.
The yacht harbor is located immediately next to the Ship Authority Port, where luxurious passenger ships anchor.
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Factory blast kills three in Turkish capital
At least three workers have been killed and two wounded in a blast at a cement factory near Ankara.
The blast erupted in the Kazan district of the Turkish capital late on May 24 as workers were trying to repair a malfunctioning raw material boiler, according to a statement from Kazan Mayor Lokman Ertürk.
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Cleanup of oil-fouled California beach could take months
The U.S. Coast Guard captain overseeing cleanup of oil spilled from a pipeline rupture that closed two California state beaches and fouled offshore waters near Santa Barbara said May 21 that it may take months to restore the area to its natural condition.
Oil spill threatens Southern California bioclimate
Southern California has declared a state of emergency due to two oil spills ranging to a total of 14.5 km.
The oil spills near Santa Barbara were caused after an explosion in an oil platform on Tuesday. Experts express warnings that 2,500 barrels of oil have spilled in the sea.
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Twelve hurt in New York buildings collapse, blaze
Twelve people were hurt when two New York buildings collapsed and a blaze tore through neighboring properties Thursday in what preliminary indications suggested was a gas-related explosion.
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