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Radioactive fallout from the accident concentrated near Belarus, Ukraine and Russia and at least 350,000 people were forcibly resettled away from these areas. After the accident, "traces of radioactive deposits unique to Chernobyl were found in nearly every country in the northern hemisphere". [2]
An "incident" of chemical food contamination may be defined as an episodic occurrence of adverse health effects in humans (or animals that might be consumed by humans) following high exposure to particular chemicals, or instances where episodically high concentrations of chemical hazards were detected in the food chain and traced back to a particular event.
Climate change — Global warming • Global dimming • Fossil fuels • Sea level rise • Greenhouse gas • Ocean acidification • Shutdown of thermohaline circulation • Environmental impact of the coal industry • Urban heat islands • Flooding
Reported cases of dengue in the Americas nearly tripled to a record high of over 12.6 million this year, including 21,000 severe cases and over 7,700 deaths, the Pan American Health Organization ...
"World Bank's Hazard Risk Management". World Bank. Archived from the original on 2010-04-09 "Disaster News Network". Archived from the original on 2006-11-05 US news site focused on disaster-related news. "EM-DAT International Disaster Database". Archived from the original on 2008-08-11
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. ( August 2011 ) NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) has reported growing numbers of weather and climate-related events costing at least a billion dollars, [ 1 ] exceeding the 1980–2019 inflation-adjusted average of 6.6 such events.
Have Fire Extinguishers Throughout Your Home. Fire prevention is a key element of home safety. In 2020, more than 356,500 fires broke out in U.S. homes.
In New York City, federal prosecutors recently opened an investigation into lead hazards found in the city’s public housing. According to the health department , one of the biggest sources of lead exposure for New York City children is lead paint, which can flake and crumble onto floors, especially at friction points like door and window frames.