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The German magazine Geo published a report that said plastic trash has created an environmental hazard that stretches across the Pacific form California to Hawaii, resulting in more plastic than plankton on - water's surface. On March issue quotes biologist Charles Moore as saying '' Most plastic floast near the sea surface where some is mistaken for - food bz birds and fishes.'' The masses of plastic find their way into the Pacific from the western US and - Canada after storms flush the debris downstream and ultimatwly into the ocean. Marinate observes have witnessed areas of floating plastic that stretch as far as the eye can see in the central Pacific.
March 24, 1989. An oil tanker Exxon Valdey struck Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska, tonight, causing the worst oil spill in the U.S history. More than 10 milion gallons of - oil were spilled, causing the death of - many animals and resulting in a great environmenatl catasrophe. The capitan of the Valdez was not present in the wheelhouse at the time of the accident. The ship was being piloted by - first mate, who was inexperienced. It was determined that the captain, rather than the first mate, should hace been piloting the vessel. The Exxon agreed to pay for - cost of cleaning up the spill.
On April 26, 1986, - fires and explosion following an unauthorized experiment caused t[b]he[/b] worst accident in - history of nuclear power at the nuclear plant in Chernobyl, Ukraine. At least 31 people were killed in the disaster itself, and - radiactive material was released into the amosphere. Approximatelz 135,000 people were evacuated from a vincinity. - scientists warned of - possible future cancer death and birth defects.
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The melting of permafrost in Sweden's sub-Arctic region due to global warming is believed to be relasing vast quantities of the greenhouse gas methane into the amtmosphere. - research team, led by the GeoBiosphere Science Center at Lund Univeristy, said their research shows the part of - soil that thaws during summer has become deeper since 1970, and the permafrost has disappear entirely in some locations. ''This has led to significant changes in the vegation and to a subsequent increase in emission of the greenhouse methane,'' the team announced. They added that methane is 25 times more damaging to the amposphere than - carbon dioxide and often is overlooked in the discussion of greenhouse gases.