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Tear gas in use in France 2007 Exploded tear gas canister in the air in Greece. Tear gas, also known as a lachrymatory agent or lachrymator (from Latin lacrima 'tear'), sometimes colloquially known as "mace" after the early commercial self-defense spray, is a chemical weapon that stimulates the nerves of the lacrimal gland in the eye to produce tears.
The compound 2-chlorobenzalmalononitrile (also called o-chlorobenzylidene malononitrile; chemical formula: C 10 H 5 ClN 2), a cyanocarbon, is the defining component of the lachrymatory agent commonly referred to as CS gas, a tear gas which is used as a riot control agent, and is banned for use in warfare due to the 1925 Geneva Protocol.
The terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 left many people with impaired lung function. [ 33 ] [ 34 ] [ 35 ] A study of firefighters and EMS workers enrolled in the FDNY WTC Medical Monitoring and Treatment Program, whose lung function was tested prior to 9/11, documented a steep decline in lung function in the first ...
The Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center burns during the Eaton fire in Pasadena, CA, on Jan. 7, 2025. A ferocious wildfire in a Los Angeles suburb devoured buildings and sparked panicked evacuations ...
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Shelley Sykes said it burned down in the Palisades Fire when she “couldn’t put out the cinders on his roof with a hose” because of a lack of water.
Lightning burns result from energy caused by lightning strikes, and are characterized by a unique pattern of skin lesions. These tree-like lesions resemble feathering or ferning, and are also called Lichtenberg figures . [ 8 ]
Blue Bloods star Donnie Wahlberg goes from fictional crime to true crime as the host and executive producer of Very Scary People, a series that delves into the depths of nefarious crimes and the ...