Disaster Presentation

Question 1

Ocean acidification

Answer 1

dissolved CO2 - lowers pH of water/harms ocean life- burning of fossil fuels leads to CO2- act on climate change

Question 2

shrinking of the Aral sea

Answer 2

canals that expanded- entire lake dried up- wildlife killed - disease causing dust, water quality worsened

Question 3

3 mile island

Answer 3

equipment failure/human error - released radioactive gases - people not trained, exposure to radiation - nuclear plant training

Question 4

DDT

Answer 4

insecticide/pesticide - long half-life, insoluble in water, toxic - biological magnification, accumulation - government regulation

Question 5

great chinse famine

Answer 5

massive deforestation, floods, farmers unmotivated - farmers were starved - imports allowed, reservoirs, new leadership

Question 6

gulf oil spill

Answer 6

oil spill- vegetation/wildlife harmed - wildlife killed, high persistence - natural and physical cleanup

Question 7

Fukushima nuclear disaster

Answer 7

earthquake/tsunami - radioactive water, mass evacs - livelihoods of evacs ruined - reduce nuclear power

Question 8

dust bowl

Answer 8

extended drought, high temperatures, poor practices, wind/erosion - farmers - destroyed crops, ecological harm - soil erosion, trees as windbreakers

Question 9

love canal

Answer 9

canal never finish filled with chemicals - radiation, birth defects, whole town - unsafe/unregulated dumping of chemicals - dispose of chemicals

Question 10

flint michigan water supply

Answer 10

water source polluted - health issue/ toxic water - poverty, inefficient ways of getting rid of waste- water testing/filters/bottled

Question 11

coral bleaching

Answer 11

climate change- reduced growth rates/ reproductive capabilities - ecosystems, greenhouse, fishing industry - 3D coral, cross breed, electric currents

Question 12

minamata bay

Answer 12

dumping of heavy metals- mercury poisoning - harmed people, cats, marine life - fishing/farming is illegal, little has been done

Question 13

great pacific garbage patch

Answer 13

garbage in Giers- marine life ingesting plastics - littering and long decomposition period - projects to clean, prevent in first place

Question 14

rain country tennessee coal ash slurry

Answer 14

ash released - ash coverage - fossil plants produce too much waste - remove ash, improve waste management

Question 15

deepwater horizon oil spill

Answer 15

system failure led to explosion- killed crew, sunk rig, environment, provided gas - prioritized speed over safety - oil eating bacteria, regulations, cemented shut

Question 16

nile perch lake victoria

Answer 16

nile perch introduced- killed out other species, invasive - invasive species introduction - fishing and regulation

Question 17

dead zone

Answer 17

human pollution heavy in N/P - water lacked oxygen - runoff - mind fertilizer use, reduce emissions

Question 18

e-waste in china

Answer 18

large piles of e-waste, release toxic chemicals in air, intoxicates soil/water - recycling of e-waste - reuse and buy environmentally