hazards
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A New York City-Sized Oil Spill Is Contaminating the Mediterranean Sea
A Syrian power plant began leaking oil last week, and now the spill is heading for Cyprus. The effects on marine ecosystems and communities could be devastating as it spreads across the Mediterranean.
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Doctors Describe Grisly Eye Injuries Suffered by Port of Beirut Blast Survivors
New research looks at one of the health impacts from the Port of Beirut explosion of August 2020 — one of the most powerful blasts of its kind in recorded history. The study found that survivors who endured eye injuries were most often harmed by the shrapnel and debris that came from broken glass caused…
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Skies Across the U.S. Go Hazy as Wildfire Smoke Spreads
Millions of people across the U.S. and Canada woke up to smoke-choked air on Tuesday. The source: intense wildfires burning thousands of kilometres away in western North America. Yes, the western wildfires are now everyone’s problem, proving for the millionth time that nobody will be spared from climate change and that the impacts can be…
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Oil From the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Disaster Continues to Spread in Disturbing Ways
An estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil gushed into the Gulf of Mexico during the Deepwater Horizon spill of 2010. New research chronicles the fate of the oil that wasn’t cleaned up.