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C. Reyes
Answered: Jun 11, 2018

Bhopal Gas Tragedy took place in December in 1984. It is one of the worst accidents in the history of India. The tragedy occurred because of an accidental chemical reaction that took place in the...Read More

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Why are hurricanes so common in the Caribbean?

K. Myers, Blogger
Answered: Nov 05, 2018

Hurricane occurs mostly in the Hurricane belt. Hurricane belt is a region the Atlantic Ocean that is greatly affected by hurricane. This region includes the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico....Read More

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Is Fukushima habitable?

I. Woods
Answered: Jun 20, 2018

The long struggle back to normalcy is ongoing at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, located in Japan. Many workers are making slow progress in cleaning up the contaminated land...Read More

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Where is Krakatoa?

J. Goodman, Web Content Writer
Answered: Jun 22, 2018

Krakatoa is an island volcano. It is located in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in Indonesia. There is also a grouping of islands next to Krakotoa that came to be from a...Read More

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Why is Yellowstone National Park so special to geologists?

S. Hughes
Answered: Jun 14, 2018

In 1872, the Congress of the United States created the first national park in the world. Yellowstone National Park occupies the homonym plateau in the northwestern US. The view is breathtaking...Read More

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Which is the biggest man-made disaster?

C. Reyes
Answered: Jun 11, 2018

The catastrophic events of September 11, 2001, (or 9/11) resulted in the deaths of thousands of people working in the Trade Center, hundreds of Iraqi's and Afghans as well as thousands of...Read More

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Why was Pripyat evacuated after Chernobyl?

I. Woods
Answered: Jun 20, 2018

Pripyat was once a conceptual design city built by the Soviet government and was constructed in 1970. The workers of the nuclear power plant inhabited the town. There was an explosion at the...Read More

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How early did scientists know that Mt. St. Helens was going to erupt?

Mike John, Content Explorer
Answered: Jun 18, 2018

The scientists know that Mount Saint Helens was going to erupt because of the seismic activity around it. The earthquakes were because of the lava building up inside the v...Read More

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Which places are the hotspots for volcanic activity?

I. Woods
Answered: Jun 20, 2018

In geology, the places known as hotspots are volcanic regions thought to be fed by the underlying mantle that is unusually hot compared with the surrounding mantle. A hotspot is an intensely hot...Read More

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What caused the 2011 Fukushima incident?

I. Woods
Answered: Jun 20, 2018

The Fukushima accident in 2011 at the Fukushima Daiichi plant in northern Japan. The site is on Japan’s Pacific coast. Within the umbrella of those negatively affected, it looked at the...Read More

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Why does volcanic activity occur?

I. Woods
Answered: Jun 20, 2018

Volcanic activity occurs due to partial melting of the rock in the earth's mantle. The melted part is a lower density than the rest of the mantle material, and it flows toward the surface causing...Read More

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How did the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy happen?

I. Woods
Answered: Jun 20, 2018

The Bhopal disaster gas tragedy was an industrial accident. It happened at a Union Carbide subsidiary pesticide plant in the city of Bhopal, India. In December 1984, the plant released...Read More

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How has the Chernobyl meltdown affected wildlife and flora?

I. Woods
Answered: Jun 20, 2018

Radiation exposure has caused genetic damage and increased mutation rates in many organisms in the Chernobyl region. Some species have shown high mutation rates, such as the barn swallow, the...Read More

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What are the Appalachians?

S. Hughes
Answered: Jun 14, 2018

The Appalachian Mountains are a cultural region in the Eastern United States that stretches from the Belle Isle in Canada to Cheaha Mountain in Alabama. The cultural part of Appalachia typically...Read More

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Is Pompei's volcanic eruption the biggest volcanic disaster of all time?

C. Reyes
Answered: Jun 11, 2018

In August 79 AD, a massive eruption destroyed the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, submerging them under layers of volcanic material and mud killing thousands of people. A copious amount of...Read More

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