Knowledge (XXG)

Energy accidents

Source 📝

124: 19: 132: 30: 885:
dead, including employees of Jacobs Engineering and the Fluor Corporation as well as BP. BP has since accepted that its employees contributed to the accident. Several level indicators failed, leading to overfilling of a blowdown drum, and light hydrocarbons concentrated at ground level throughout the area. A nearby running diesel truck set off the explosion.
474:. The flood immediately killed over 100,000 people, and another 150,000 died of subsequent epidemic diseases and famine, bringing the total death toll to around 250,000—making it the worst technical disaster ever. In addition, about 5,960,000 buildings collapsed, and 11 million residents were made homeless. 1538:
Silva, Raquel A; West, J Jason; Zhang, Yuqiang; Anenberg, Susan C; Lamarque, Jean-François; Shindell, Drew T; Collins, William J; Dalsoren, Stig; Faluvegi, Greg; Folberth, Gerd; Horowitz, Larry W; Nagashima, Tatsuya; Naik, Vaishali; Rumbold, Steven; Skeie, Ragnhild; Sudo, Kengo; Takemura, Toshihiko;
950:
at the Russian hydroelectric station occurred when turbine 2 broke free and shot-up violently. The turbine hall then flooded as a result of the hole where the turbine previously seated and the ceiling of the hall collapsed with 75 people killed along with a 1–2 billion dollar cleanup of the site and
270:
plants rank first in terms of their economic cost, accounting for 41 percent of all property damage. Oil and hydroelectric follow at around 25 percent each, followed by natural gas at 9 percent and coal at 2 percent. Excluding Chernobyl and the Shimantan Dam, the three other most expensive accidents
206:
is a long one. In the US alone, more than 100,000 coal miners were killed in accidents over the past century, with more than 3,200 dying in 1907 alone. In the decades following this peak, an annual death toll of 1,500 miner fatalities occurred every year in the US until approximately the 1970s. Coal
884:
refinery in Texas City, Texas. At the time, it was the fourth largest refinery in the United States and one of the largest in the world, processing 437,000 barrels of crude oil per day and accounting for 2.5% of that nation's gasoline supply. The injured were 180, and 15 people were confirmed
602:
within weeks to months after the accident. Future, total death toll predictions, state that there may be a total of between 4,000 and 25,000 cancer deaths in the years to decades ahead due to radiation induced cancers, with the large discrepancy in the predictions created by various authoritative
440:
overflew. Filling the reservoir caused geological failure in valley wall, leading to 110 km/h landslide into the lake; water escaped in a wave over the top of dam. Valley had been incorrectly assessed as stable. Several villages were completely wiped out, with an estimated between 1,900 and
1168:, there have been no direct deaths attributed to radiation at or around the Fukushima power station but a few of the plant's workers were injured or killed by the disaster conditions resulting from the earthquake and tsunami that struck the power plant which precipitated the accident. The 1003:. Preliminary reports attributed the cause of the explosion to a test of the plant's energy systems. The plant was still under construction and scheduled to start supplying energy in June 2010. The number of injuries was eventually established to be 27. Five people died in the explosion. 192:. Coal mining is the most dangerous occupation in China, the death rate for every 100 tons of coal mined is 100 times that of the death rate in the US and 30 times that achieved in South Africa. Moreover, 600,000 Chinese coal miners, as of 2004, were suffering from 257:
from biomass and fossil fuel burning is estimated to cause approximately 4.3 million premature deaths. In 2013, a team of researchers estimated the number of premature deaths caused by particulate matter in outdoor air pollution as 2.1 million, occurring annually.
900:. A series of explosions at the Buncefield oil storage depot, described as the largest peacetime explosion in Europe, devastated the terminal and many surrounding properties. There were no fatalities. Total damages have been forecast as £750 million. 638:. An explosion and resulting fire on a North Sea oil production platform kills 167 men. Total insured loss is about US$ 3.4 billion. To date it is rated as the world's worst offshore oil disaster in terms both of lives lost and impact to industry. 522:(PORV) in the primary system, allowed large amounts of reactor coolant to escape. Plant operators initially failed to recognize the loss of coolant, resulting in a partial meltdown. The reactor was brought under control but not before radioactive 490:
owned by the company Amoco (now merged with BP) sank near the Northwest coasts of France, resulting in the spilling of 68,684,000 US Gallons of crude oil (1,635,000 barrels). This is the largest oil spill of its kind (spill from an oil tanker) in
1626: 49:
Energy resources bring with them great social and economic promise, providing financial growth for communities and energy services for local economies. However, the infrastructure which delivers energy services can break down in an
711:
was a railway accident that occurred on 4 June 1989, in Iglinsky District, Bashkir ASSR, Soviet Union, when an explosion killed 575 people and injured 800 more. The explosion was caused by a faulty pipeline transporting natural
1539:
Bergmann, Daniel; Cameron-Smith, Philip; Cionni, Irene; Doherty, Ruth M; Eyring, Veronika; Josse, Beatrice; MacKenzie, I A; Plummer, David; Righi, Mattia; Stevenson, David S; Strode, Sarah; Szopa, Sophie; Zeng, Guang (2013).
697:, and billions of salmon and herring eggs were destroyed. Overall reductions in population have been seen in various ocean animals, including stunted growth in pink salmon populations. Sea otters and ducks also showed higher 1312: 847:, caused by fossil fuel cargo containers catching fire, then igniting other combustibles, which finally exploded, it resulted in ~300 killed and the destruction of the entire village of Khayyam by blast and fire. 307: 84:
hazards are principally mine wall failures and vehicle collisions. In the US alone, more than 100,000 coal miners have been killed in accidents over the past century, with more than 3,200 dying in 1907 alone.
2431: 1028:, considered the largest offshore spill in U.S. history. According to the Committee on the Analysis of Causes of the Deepwater Horizon Explosion, poor safety culture was largely to blame for the accident. 628:
and was ignited. Louisiana state police evacuated 2,800 residents from nearby neighborhoods. Seven workers were killed and 42 injured. The total cost arising from the Norco blast is estimated at US$ 706
701:
in following years, partially because they ingested prey from contaminated soil and from ingestion of oil residues on hair due to grooming. The effects of the spill continue to be felt 20 years later.
294:
Modern-day U.S. regulatory agencies frequently implement regulations on conventional pollution if one life or more is predicted saved per $ 6 million to $ 8 million of economic costs incurred.
2632: 1462:; Butler, Colin D.; Chafe, Zoë A.; Fairlie, Ian; Kinney, Patrick; Kjellstrom, Tord; Mauzerall, Denise L.; McKone, Thomas E.; McMichael, Anthony J.; Schneider, Mycle (18 March 2013). 1214:
power plant to explode, causing a blackout in most of Midtown Manhattan. The blue light emitted from the arc made places as far as Brooklyn glow. No person was killed or injured.
319: 96:
energy accidents occurred from 1907 to 2007 and they caused 182,156 deaths with $ 41 billion in property damages, with these figures not including deaths from smaller accidents.
1332: 2327: 947: 1342: 226:
fired power plants were estimated, in the 2000s, to continue to cause between 10,000 and 30,000 latent, or air pollution related deaths per year, due to the emissions of
2410: 737:
accounting firm, 252 people were killed, nearly 500 injured and 15,000 were left homeless. The estimated monetary damage ranges between $ 300 million to $ 1 billion.
1379: 2435: 158:(Henan Province, China) and 171,000 people perished. While the other major accident that involved greater than 1000 immediate deaths followed the rupture of the 1302: 1169: 1161: 196:(known as "black lung") a disease of the lungs caused by long-continued inhalation of coal dust. And the figure increases by 70,000 miners every year in China. 127:
Hypothetical number of global deaths which would have resulted from energy production if the world's energy production was met through a single source, in 2014.
1901: 2516: 1317: 897: 311: 2078: 1337: 2640: 1118:
killed 29 people, including thirteen children, and injured 52. Some of the flames in the fire became ten metres high, and the smoke towered over the city.
339: 208: 2539: 2130: 215: 2605: 1996: 916:
No less than 75 miners died with at least 43 missing after a methane gas explosion at the Ulyanovskaya coal mine in the Kemerovo region of Siberia.
2882: 535:. The Ixtoc I exploratory oil well suffered a blowout resulting in the third largest oil spill and the second largest accidental spill in history. 2788: 2579: 1594: 767:
in Bellingham, Washington, USA kills three when a pipeline carrying gasoline ruptures, spilling 277,000 gallons into a creek, which then ignited.
384:
raid killing 1,579 and thus would technically put it in second place, however as that was a deliberate act of war, it may not be included as an "
1307: 981: 2006: 1140: 1080: 830: 814: 611:
and Ukraine surrounding Prypiat, remains contaminated and mostly uninhabited. Prypiat itself was totally evacuated and remains as a partial
1521: 864: 829:. Resulted in the triggering of a peat avalanche, and thereby the pollution of a nearby lake, contaminating the water supply of a town and 595: 2457: 2353: 2185: 2107: 1020:
workers died in a natural gas blow out explosion and fire, following the sinking of the oil platform the accident resulted in a massive
150:
facilities claimed 94 percent of reported immediate fatalities. Results on immediate fatalities are dominated by one disaster in which
123: 1368: 1068: 923: 185:
and training within companies is evidenced by the finding that workers new to a company are more likely to be involved in fatalities.
1143:. As it raged, several pressurized liquified propane gas storage tanks exploded into massive fireballs, the largest over Japan since 2331: 1920: 1862:
Burgherr, Peter; Hirschberg, Stefan (2008). "A Comparative Analysis of Accident Risks in Fossil, Hydro, and Nuclear Energy Chains".
1363: 1076: 1035: 412:
coal mine fire began, causing the destruction of a highway and forcing the gradual evacuation of the Centralia borough, it is now a
188:
Coal mining accidents resulted in 5,938 immediate deaths in 2005, and 4746 immediate deaths in 2006 in China alone according to the
1806: 1188:
A road fuel tanker overturns when stopping at a checkpoint in central Nigeria, sparking a fire in which some 50 people were killed.
2700: 1915: 1781: 966: 398:
caused by the burning of coal, and to a lesser extent wood, killed 12,000 people within days to months due to inhalation of the
1970: 1232:
A gas explosion demolishes a five-story residential building in Reims France, killing no less than 3 people and injuring 14.
960:
killed 12 people and injuring 300, with 500,000 people evacuated, the first explosion shattered window glass 3 km away.
193: 793:
A coal mine explosion kills 111 to 124 in Heilongjiang province, China. Coal mining fatalities in China are under-reported.
470:
flooded in the Henan Province of China due to heavy rains and poor construction quality of the dam, which was built during
2164: 1270: 1238: 1153: 877: 854: 784: 219: 159: 1194: 2383: 1354: 1009: 754: 718: 519: 207:
mining fatalities in the US between 1990 and 2012 have continued to decline, with fewer than 100 each year. (See more
22: 456:
was shipwrecked off the west coast of Cornwall, England, causing an environmental disaster. This was the first major
369: 2806: 2832: 2508: 1916:"A retrospective assessment of mortality from the London smog episode of 1952: the role of influenza and pollution" 1541:"Global premature mortality due to anthropogenic outdoor air pollution and the contribution of past climate change" 1173: 939:(LPG) derailed with the LPG containers exploding. 32 people died, 26 people were injured, 100 people left homeless. 932: 926:
occurred, resulting in ~50 injuries, 2 critical, and ~30 million dollars of lost revenue for the cities businesses.
764: 682: 515: 280: 2758: 2557: 2482: 1686:"Occupational Exposures in the Oil and Gas Extraction Industry: State of the Science and Research Recommendations" 1463: 18: 1590: 323: 242: 2851: 2719: 573:, an explosion at a liquid petroleum gas tank farm killed hundreds and injured thousands in San Juanico, Mexico. 957: 599: 135: 2291: 518:. Partial nuclear meltdown. Mechanical failures in the non-nuclear secondary system, followed by a stuck-open 174:
in the Ukraine. With approximately 4000 deaths in total, to eventually result in the decades ahead due to the
1444: 1256: 996: 969:
A gas explosion killed 108 and hospitalized another 29 people in a coal mine in Heilongjiang province China.
936: 868: 840: 669:
dumping an estimated minimum 10.8 million US gallons (40.9 million litres, or 250,000 barrels) of
409: 891:
A gas explosion kills 19 and injuries 17 people at a shopping centre in the northern Russian town of Ukhta.
1048:
A gas explosion destroyed four houses and injured 15 people, in Merlin Road, Salford, Greater Manchester,
674: 658: 644: 365: 272: 58:
can occur, and with many systems deaths will happen often, even when the systems are working as intended.
1767: 115:(counting outdoor air pollution effects only) is estimated to cause 2.1 to 4.21 million deaths annually. 2309: 1620:
Lelieveld, J.; Klingmüller, K.; Pozzer, A.; Burnett, R. T.; Haines, A.; Ramanathan, V. (25 March 2019).
1172:
in the years and decades ahead. As of 2013, 160,000 evacuees are still living in temporary housing. The
331: 2770: 1598: 1281:, it killed 30 and injured 309 while destroying 1.5 km of road and damaging 1,500 business stores. 1220:
An underground methane gas explosion killed 18 miners at the Vorkutinskaya coal pit in northern Russia.
555:
is struck by a rogue wave off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada and sinks with the loss of all 84 crew.
99:
However, by far the greatest energy fatalities as a result of energy generation by humanity are due to
1062:
in the Grand Riviera Princess hotel in the Mexican resort of Playa del Carmen kills 7 and injuries 18.
2387: 1635: 1552: 1459: 1439: 1373: 1042:
killing 8 and produced a ball of fire 1,000 foot high due to the rupture of the natural gas pipeline.
734: 662: 635: 587: 570: 561: 423: 395: 381: 372:
in 1906 and the second worst recorded energy accident, in terms of lives lost on a single day, after
288: 143: 89: 426:) occurred during the opening night for the Holiday on Ice show, killing 74 and injuring nearly 400. 498: 189: 151: 1402: 131: 1879: 1327: 1322: 1165: 910:
caused by a coal mine explosion kills 12 in the US, the worst such accident since 2001 in the US.
907: 787:
kills 100–200 when the petrol/gasoline tanker collides with a traffic jam and bursts into flames.
708: 604: 579: 526:
were released into the atmosphere. The accident has not been directly linked with a single death.
471: 303: 276: 254: 235: 171: 112: 73: 34: 2737: 677:
ever to occur in history. 100,000 to as many as 250,000 seabirds died as well as at least 2,800
377: 2222: 2171:
Peter Eisner: "Nine officials charged in sewer-line explosions case." The Tech. April 28, 1992.
1241:
63 cars of a 72-car train carrying crude oil derailed, causing fire and explosions in downtown
857:
was a gas explosion that killed 58 in an apartment building in the Russian city of Arkhangelsk.
2461: 2361: 2138: 2002: 1947: 1723: 1705: 1663: 1622:"Effects of fossil fuel and total anthropogenic emission removal on public health and climate" 1493: 1124: 625: 532: 162:
in 1998 and the resulting explosion. The other singular accident described by Sovacool is the
2239: 1479: 2099: 1937: 1929: 1871: 1713: 1697: 1653: 1643: 1570: 1560: 1483: 1475: 1136: 621: 583: 448: 357: 203: 147: 2070: 2168: 1207: 1132: 1096: 361: 335: 231: 167: 81: 69: 2209: 1831: 1810: 1418: 1242: 733:
system over four hours destroyed 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) of streets. According to the
1785: 1639: 1556: 199:
Historically, coal mining has been a very dangerous activity and the list of historical
2807:"This Week In Natural Gas Leaks and Explosions – April 8, 2013 - Natural Gas Watch.org" 2483:"Gulf oil spill now largest offshore spill in U.S. history as BP continues plug effort" 2432:"Mourners Grieve At Funerals For Connecticut Workers Who Died In Power Plant Explosion" 1955: 1942: 1889: 1848: 1718: 1685: 1658: 1621: 1565: 1540: 1291: 1274: 1025: 1013: 992: 730: 624:, Shell Oil refinery explosion after hydrocarbon gas escaped from a corroded pipe in a 353: 227: 182: 2876: 1883: 1338:
Common cause and special cause (statistics) § Common mode failure in engineering
1201:/gasoline crashes then explodes killing 121 spectators and injuring at least 75 more. 1111: 1059: 1039: 1000: 800: 744: 591: 542: 343: 327: 267: 175: 155: 146:, while responsible for less than 1 percent of the total number of energy accidents, 100: 871:
gas explosion that killed 9 & injured 33, it also destroyed the 4 story factory.
222:, an act created to cut down on pollution related deaths from fossil fuel usage, US 29: 1914:
Bell, Michelle L.; Michelle L. Bell; Devra L. Davis; Tony Fletcher (January 2004).
1072: 1017: 822: 649: 552: 2273: 1974: 1522:"Fine Particulate Matter Map Shows Premature Mortality Due to Air Pollution. 2013" 509:, exploded and killed 50 people, the disaster also caused extensive harbor damage. 2252: 2071:"Exxon Valdez oil spill effects lasting far longer than expected, scientists say" 2044: 2022: 1742: 1297: 1107: 831:
the death of an estimated 50,000 fish, with peat related carbon dioxide releases
825:
construction project at the time, on top of a hill, with an underlying layer of
686: 482: 467: 373: 315: 246: 104: 62: 2161: 1627:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
2679: 2665:
JAPAN SHOCKED!! Oil Refinery blast up with Massive earthquake at 8.9 magnitude
2663: 1875: 747:
in a Turkish coal mine kills 263 workers near the Black Sea port of Zonguldak.
698: 690: 673:
into the sea. It is considered to be one of the most devastating human-caused
666: 654: 612: 502: 487: 453: 433: 413: 2242:
INDEPTH: CHINA Timeline of mining disasters CBC News Online | January 5, 2006
2142: 1709: 214:
In the United States, in the 2000s, after three decades of regulation on the
2701:"Two years on, America hasn't learned lessons of Fukushima nuclear disaster" 1648: 1211: 1104: 1021: 678: 670: 457: 1951: 1727: 1684:
Witter, Roxana Z.; Tenney, Liliana; Clark, Suzanne; Newman, Lee S. (2014).
1667: 1497: 2131:"Guadalajara Journal; Where Blast Leveled the Streets, Fear Still Loiters" 2810: 2580:"Mexico Pipeline Blast Kills 28, Blamed on 'Criminal Gang' Stealing Fuel" 2509:"San Bruno Explosion: Residents Wait To Move Back To Burned Neighborhood" 1575: 1144: 1115: 985: 826: 774: 726: 385: 283:(Pennsylvania). However analysis presented in the international Journal, 1313:
List of environmental accidents in the fossil fuel industry in Australia
2357: 1701: 1092: 1049: 989: 818: 608: 506: 250: 108: 65:
has been the most dangerous energy activity and the list of historical
1488: 1933: 1278: 1260: 1246: 1198: 1088: 1084: 804: 722: 42: 38: 2633:"Explosión de oleoducto devasta gran parte de San Martín Texmelucan" 308:
List of pipeline accidents in the United States in the 21st century
1157: 1128: 1100: 773:
A gas explosion in Larkhall in Lanarkshire, south east of Glasgow
586:
a test on reactor number four goes out of control, resulting in a
437: 130: 28: 17: 2411:"Connecticut gas explosion at power plant 'leaves up to 50 dead'" 1442:. A preliminary assessment of major energy accidents, 1907–2007, 1176:
will take 40 or more years, and cost tens of billions of dollars.
291:
and hydro accidents have cost more than nuclear power accidents.
2186:"Turkey mine explosion: more than 200 dead and hundreds trapped" 1902:"EPA Plans to Revisit a Touchy Topic – the Value of Saved Lives" 1413: 1411: 844: 694: 545:, a freshwater lake before the accident, into a salt water lake. 399: 223: 200: 166:
latent death toll of greater than 1000, as a result of the 1986
66: 2738:"'No survivors in Sorange mine collapse' – The Express Tribune" 422:
A gas explosion at the Indianapolis Coliseum (now known as the
1249:
Canada. 47 people were killed and 30 buildings were destroyed.
1226:
A gas well blowout kills 2 and injuries 2 others in Texas USA.
951:
400 tons of trout killed due to transformer oil being release.
523: 253:
is estimated to cause 3 million deaths worldwide per year and
77: 76:
hazards include suffocation, gas poisoning, roof collapse and
1998:
Three Mile Island: A Nuclear Crisis in Historical Perspective
1743:"Coming Clean: The future of coal in the Asia-Pacific region" 1595:"7 million premature deaths annually linked to air pollution" 2223:"China urges tighter mine supervision after deadly accident" 2253:"111 Miners Died in Gas Explosion in Heilongjiang Province" 984:. A large explosion occurred at a Kleen Energy Systems 620- 881: 603:
agencies employing different risk models. The 30 kilometer
598:, with most of those exposed to radiation only, dying with 541:
A Texaco oil rig drilled into a salt mine transforming the
2789:"Two Basic Energy Workers Killed After Texas Well Blowout" 2540:"Gas explosion destroys four houses and leaves 15 injured" 2330:(in Italian). Il Tirreno. 22 December 2009. Archived from 245:
in 2012, urban outdoor air pollution, from the burning of
376:
in 1975. Despite the 1943 disaster on the hydroelectric
218:, including regulations in the 1970s and 1990s from the 1263:
that killed ~301 and trapped a further 600 underground.
1103:
petroleum company, and exploded after thieves from the
2210:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/574946.stm
1170:
estimated future cancer burden is a total of 180 cases
416:. The fire continues to burn in the abandoned borough. 320:
List of nuclear and radiation accidents by death toll
2833:"Explosion in French apartment building kills three" 2434:. Hartford Courant. 13 February 2010. Archived from 1533: 1531: 1333:
Lists of nuclear disasters and radioactive incidents
2460:. Associated Press. 7 February 2010. Archived from 1343:
U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
1294:
burn for decades and are virtually inextinguishable
1182:
A coal mine explosion in Sorange Pakistan kills 45.
181:In the oil and gas industry, the need for improved 2720:"Report Finds Japan Underestimated Tsunami Danger" 2606:"Oil: The Mexican cartels' other deadly business" 2507:Leff, Lisa; Garrance Burke (September 11, 2010). 2458:"Gas blast at Conn. power plant kills at least 5" 2354:"Viareggio, salgono a 18 le vittime del disastro" 364:killed 1,549 making it the worst disaster in the 332:Liquefied natural gas § Safety and accidents 2852:"Turkey Coal Mine Explosion Kills More Than 200" 975:A gas explosion at a Turkish coal mine kills 30. 564:, Union Oil refinery explosion killed 19 people. 501:, a French constructed oil tanker which entered 1380:Kingston Fossil Plant coal fly ash slurry spill 948:2009 Sayano–Shushenskaya power station accident 2100:"Exxon Valdez oil spill still a threat: study" 1516: 1514: 1303:List of accidents and disasters by death toll 8: 2771:"Methane blast kills 18 at Russia coal mine" 2631:Más notas de México, AP (19 December 2010). 2573: 2571: 2328:"Addio a Elisabeth la trentaduesima vittima" 2179: 2177: 2162:http://tech.mit.edu/V112/N22/mexico.22w.html 2023:"Frequently Asked Questions About the Spill" 2001:. Berkeley: University of California Press. 1405:" NPR: National Public Radio. April 7, 2010. 1318:List of hydroelectric power station failures 312:List of hydroelectric power station failures 2310:"Russian mine explosion kills 75 - CNN.com" 2079:University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2759:Nigeria oil tanker fire kills at least 95 2558:"5 Canadians killed in Mexico hotel blast" 1435: 1433: 1431: 1429: 1427: 803:at a Koranic school dormitory in Kayseri, 582:. At the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 340:Coal mining disasters in the United States 209:Coal mining disasters in the United States 103:, primarily generated from the burning of 1941: 1717: 1657: 1647: 1574: 1564: 1487: 1403:"Former Miner Explains Culture Of Mining. 1398: 1396: 216:Environmental impact of the coal industry 54:, sometimes causing considerable damage. 45:, where over 300 miners lost their lives. 2292:"Russian explosion kills 19, injures 17" 2025:. Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council 1480:10.1146/annurev-publhealth-031912-114404 590:. The ensuing steam explosion, fire and 368:superseding the 1,099 death toll of the 122: 2519:from the original on September 13, 2010 2413:. London: Telegraph Media Group Limited 2069:Williamson, David (December 18, 2003). 1768:"Coal mining: Most deadly job in China" 1690:American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1392: 898:Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal fire 2578:Gould, Jens Erik (December 20, 2010). 2538:McCorkell, Andrew (November 3, 2010). 1308:List of coal mining accidents in China 1127:: The Cosmo Oil Company's refinery in 982:2010 Connecticut power plant explosion 388:" under the strictest use of the term. 25:discharges 4.9 million barrels. (2010) 1110:attempted to siphon off the oil. The 7: 2274:"Eight die in Turkish gas explosion" 1864:Human and Ecological Risk Assessment 1807:"Mine Safety and Health at a Glance" 1679: 1677: 865:Stockline Plastics factory explosion 285:Human and Ecological Risk Assessment 2699:Richard Schiffman (12 March 2013). 2108:Australian Broadcasting Corporation 1259:was an explosion at a coal mine in 1075:explosion that occurred at 5:50 am 995:gas- and oil- fired power plant in 757:in Australia kills 2 and injures 8. 721:in the downtown district of Analco 615:, open only for tourists and tours. 2686:Intense fireball at Chiba Refinery 2604:Argen, David (December 21, 2010). 1741:Pozon, Ina; Puanani Mench (2006). 1376:, up to 12,000 people died in 1952 1369:Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster 1081:San Martín Texmelucan de Labastida 1069:2010 Puebla oil pipeline explosion 924:2007 New York City steam explosion 281:Three Mile Island nuclear accident 138:kills 78. West Virginia, US, 1968. 14: 1458:Smith, Kirk R.; Frumkin, Howard; 1364:Effects of the Chernobyl disaster 1360:and natural gas explosion of 2010 1160:. Regarded as the second largest 1036:2010 San Bruno pipeline explosion 136:The Farmington coal mine disaster 2384:"Italian train inferno kills 16" 2212:Pictures from the Larkhall blast 1971:"Disaster in Aisle 13 Revisited" 967:2009 Heilongjiang mine explosion 266:According to Benjamin Sovacool, 238:that result when coal is burnt. 2718:Martin Fackler (June 1, 2011). 2662:Shahzaib Khan (13 March 2011), 2409:Allen, Nick (7 February 2010). 2129:Depalma, Anthony (1993-06-03). 2883:Energy accidents and incidents 1545:Environmental Research Letters 1468:Annual Review of Public Health 1419:Coal Mining Steeped in History 594:releases killed approximately 1: 2637:Diario de Yucatán – Exclusiva 2360:. 2 July 2009. Archived from 1969:Drabek, Thomas (1995-05-18). 1421:". ABC News. January 5, 2006. 1271:2014 Kaohsiung gas explosions 1154:Fukushima I nuclear accidents 1091:. The pipeline, running from 880:. An explosion occurred at a 878:Texas City refinery explosion 855:Arkhangelsk explosion of 2004 785:Ibadan tanker truck explosion 33:Rescue effort after the 2014 2639:(in Spanish). Archived from 2045:"Exxon Valdez: Ten years on" 1566:10.1088/1748-9326/8/3/034005 1195:Okobie road tanker explosion 551:The mobile offshore oil rig 1010:Deepwater Horizon oil spill 755:Esso Longford gas explosion 719:1992 Guadalajara explosions 520:pilot-operated relief valve 194:Coalworker's pneumoconiosis 23:Deepwater Horizon oil spill 2899: 2850:Peker, Emre (2014-05-14). 1995:Walker, J. Samuel (2004). 1239:Lac-Mégantic rail disaster 933:Viareggio train derailment 765:Olympic Pipeline Explosion 516:Three Mile Island accident 301: 2227:The Sydney Morning Herald 1876:10.1080/10807030802387556 1782:"Injury Trends in Mining" 1591:World Health Organization 1464:"Energy and Human Health" 1448:36 (2008), pp. 1802–1820. 1197:, a road tanker carrying 1139:, caught fire during the 807:, kills 8 and injuries 2. 596:31 to 50 first responders 324:List of boiler explosions 298:Selected energy accidents 243:World Health Organization 172:Chernobyl nuclear reactor 2680: 2184:Ben Quinn (2014-05-14). 1849:"Air quality and health" 1832:"Harvard Kennedy School" 1038:occurred in a suburb of 958:Jaipur (Indian Oil) Fire 605:Chernobyl Exclusion Zone 600:acute radiation syndrome 370:Courrières mine disaster 2856:The Wall Street Journal 2584:Carlos Manuel Rodriguez 1921:Environ Health Perspect 1649:10.1073/pnas.1819989116 1593:, ed. (25 March 2014). 1257:Soma coal mine disaster 1125:Cosmo Oil Refinery Fire 997:Middletown, Connecticut 937:Liquefied Petroleum Gas 841:Nishapur train disaster 675:environmental disasters 607:, covering portions of 410:Centralia, Pennsylvania 362:Japanese occupied China 160:NNPC petroleum pipeline 154:in 1975 washed out the 1164:in history, after the 1141:2011 Tōhoku earthquake 777:, kills a family of 4. 659:Long Beach, California 645:Exxon Valdez oil spill 366:history of coal mining 287:found that coal, oil, 273:Exxon Valdez oil spill 139: 128: 46: 26: 1460:Balakrishnan, Kalpana 1174:difficult cleanup job 234:and directly emitted 134: 126: 32: 21: 2777:. February 11, 2013. 2334:on December 25, 2009 1440:Benjamin K. Sovacool 1374:Great Smog of London 815:Derrybrien wind farm 663:Prince William Sound 636:Piper Alpha disaster 571:San Juanico Disaster 562:Romeoville, Illinois 396:Great Smog of London 289:Liquid petroleum gas 255:indoor air pollution 178:pollution released. 144:Benjamin K. Sovacool 90:Benjamin K. Sovacool 2813:on 29 November 2014 2643:on 23 December 2010 1904:retrieved 2012-1-11 1640:2019PNAS..116.7192L 1557:2013ERL.....8c4005S 1099:, was owned by the 935:, a train carrying 751:September 25, 1998: 681:, approximately 12 499:Betelgeuse incident 190:World Wildlife Fund 2688:] (in Chinese) 2610:The Globe and Mail 2167:2011-10-05 at the 2135:The New York Times 1702:10.1002/ajim.22316 1328:Lists of disasters 1323:List of oil spills 1166:Chernobyl disaster 1066:December 19, 2010: 1056:November 15, 2010: 1032:September 9, 2010: 964:November 23, 2009: 908:Sago mine disaster 895:December 11, 2005: 771:December 22, 1999: 729:explosions in the 709:Ufa train disaster 580:Chernobyl disaster 568:November 19, 1984: 549:February 15, 1982: 539:November 20, 1980: 472:Great Leap Forward 304:List of oil spills 277:Prestige oil spill 236:particulate matter 140: 129: 113:Particulate matter 74:Underground mining 47: 35:Soma mine disaster 27: 2008:978-0-520-23940-1 1891:, p. 968 onwards. 1634:(15): 7192–7197. 1601:on March 26, 2014 1356:Deepwater Horizon 1218:February 11, 2013 1205:October 29, 2012: 1046:November 3, 2010: 979:February 7, 2010: 837:February 18, 2004 781:November 5, 2000: 735:Lloyd's of London 626:catalytic cracker 533:Ixtoc I oil spill 279:(Spain), and the 241:According to the 56:Energy fatalities 2890: 2867: 2866: 2864: 2862: 2847: 2841: 2840: 2829: 2823: 2822: 2820: 2818: 2809:. Archived from 2803: 2797: 2796: 2785: 2779: 2778: 2767: 2761: 2756: 2750: 2749: 2747: 2745: 2734: 2728: 2727: 2715: 2709: 2708: 2696: 2690: 2689: 2678:YomiuriShimbun, 2675: 2669: 2668: 2659: 2653: 2652: 2650: 2648: 2628: 2622: 2621: 2619: 2617: 2601: 2595: 2594: 2592: 2590: 2575: 2566: 2565: 2554: 2548: 2547: 2535: 2529: 2528: 2526: 2524: 2504: 2498: 2497: 2495: 2494: 2479: 2473: 2472: 2470: 2469: 2454: 2448: 2447: 2445: 2443: 2428: 2422: 2421: 2419: 2418: 2406: 2400: 2399: 2397: 2395: 2380: 2374: 2373: 2371: 2369: 2350: 2344: 2343: 2341: 2339: 2324: 2318: 2317: 2306: 2300: 2299: 2298:. July 11, 2005. 2288: 2282: 2281: 2280:. June 20, 2003. 2270: 2264: 2263: 2261: 2259: 2249: 2243: 2237: 2231: 2230: 2229:. June 23, 2002. 2219: 2213: 2207: 2201: 2200: 2198: 2196: 2181: 2172: 2159: 2153: 2152: 2150: 2149: 2126: 2120: 2119: 2117: 2115: 2096: 2090: 2089: 2087: 2085: 2066: 2060: 2059: 2057: 2056: 2041: 2035: 2034: 2032: 2030: 2019: 2013: 2012: 1992: 1986: 1985: 1983: 1982: 1973:. Archived from 1966: 1960: 1959: 1954:. Archived from 1945: 1934:10.1289/ehp.6539 1911: 1905: 1900:New York Times. 1898: 1892: 1887: 1859: 1853: 1852: 1845: 1839: 1838: 1836: 1828: 1822: 1821: 1819: 1818: 1809:. Archived from 1803: 1797: 1796: 1794: 1793: 1784:. Archived from 1778: 1772: 1771: 1764: 1758: 1757: 1755: 1753: 1738: 1732: 1731: 1721: 1681: 1672: 1671: 1661: 1651: 1617: 1611: 1610: 1608: 1606: 1597:. Archived from 1587: 1581: 1580: 1578: 1568: 1535: 1526: 1525: 1518: 1509: 1508: 1506: 1504: 1491: 1455: 1449: 1437: 1422: 1415: 1406: 1400: 1162:nuclear disaster 1147:in World War II. 1137:Chiba Prefecture 955:29 October 2009: 904:January 2, 2006: 811:October 16, 2003 622:Norco, Louisiana 584:Prypiat, Ukraine 380:in the infamous 358:Benxihu Colliery 204:mining disasters 70:mining disasters 2898: 2897: 2893: 2892: 2891: 2889: 2888: 2887: 2873: 2872: 2871: 2870: 2860: 2858: 2849: 2848: 2844: 2831: 2830: 2826: 2816: 2814: 2805: 2804: 2800: 2787: 2786: 2782: 2769: 2768: 2764: 2757: 2753: 2743: 2741: 2736: 2735: 2731: 2717: 2716: 2712: 2698: 2697: 2693: 2682: 2677: 2676: 2672: 2661: 2660: 2656: 2646: 2644: 2630: 2629: 2625: 2615: 2613: 2603: 2602: 2598: 2588: 2586: 2577: 2576: 2569: 2556: 2555: 2551: 2544:The Independent 2537: 2536: 2532: 2522: 2520: 2513:Huffington Post 2506: 2505: 2501: 2492: 2490: 2481: 2480: 2476: 2467: 2465: 2456: 2455: 2451: 2441: 2439: 2438:on 11 June 2011 2430: 2429: 2425: 2416: 2414: 2408: 2407: 2403: 2393: 2391: 2382: 2381: 2377: 2367: 2365: 2352: 2351: 2347: 2337: 2335: 2326: 2325: 2321: 2308: 2307: 2303: 2290: 2289: 2285: 2272: 2271: 2267: 2257: 2255: 2251: 2250: 2246: 2238: 2234: 2221: 2220: 2216: 2208: 2204: 2194: 2192: 2183: 2182: 2175: 2169:Wayback Machine 2160: 2156: 2147: 2145: 2128: 2127: 2123: 2113: 2111: 2098: 2097: 2093: 2083: 2081: 2068: 2067: 2063: 2054: 2052: 2043: 2042: 2038: 2028: 2026: 2021: 2020: 2016: 2009: 1994: 1993: 1989: 1980: 1978: 1968: 1967: 1963: 1913: 1912: 1908: 1899: 1895: 1861: 1860: 1856: 1847: 1846: 1842: 1834: 1830: 1829: 1825: 1816: 1814: 1805: 1804: 1800: 1791: 1789: 1780: 1779: 1775: 1766: 1765: 1761: 1751: 1749: 1740: 1739: 1735: 1683: 1682: 1675: 1619: 1618: 1614: 1604: 1602: 1589: 1588: 1584: 1537: 1536: 1529: 1520: 1519: 1512: 1502: 1500: 1457: 1456: 1452: 1438: 1425: 1416: 1409: 1401: 1394: 1389: 1351: 1349:Specific events 1292:Coal-seam fires 1288: 1277:city street in 1273:occurring in a 1230:April 28, 2013: 1208:Hurricane Sandy 1079:in the city of 1007:April 20, 2010: 944:17 August 2009: 875:March 23, 2005: 851:March 16, 2004: 716:April 22, 1992: 642:March 24, 1989: 588:power excursion 577:April 26, 1986: 513:March 28, 1979: 495:January 8, 1979 478:March 16, 1978: 378:Möhne Reservoir 350:April 26, 1942: 346: 336:Mining accident 300: 264: 232:nitrogen oxides 168:steam explosion 121: 82:Open cut mining 72:is a long one. 52:energy accident 12: 11: 5: 2896: 2894: 2886: 2885: 2875: 2874: 2869: 2868: 2842: 2824: 2798: 2780: 2762: 2751: 2729: 2724:New York Times 2710: 2691: 2681:激しい火柱 千葉の製油所火災 2670: 2654: 2623: 2596: 2567: 2549: 2530: 2499: 2474: 2449: 2423: 2401: 2390:. 30 June 2009 2375: 2364:on 5 July 2009 2356:(in Italian). 2345: 2319: 2301: 2283: 2265: 2244: 2232: 2214: 2202: 2173: 2154: 2121: 2110:. May 17, 2006 2091: 2061: 2036: 2014: 2007: 1987: 1961: 1958:on 2008-10-14. 1906: 1893: 1854: 1840: 1823: 1798: 1773: 1759: 1733: 1696:(7): 847–856. 1673: 1612: 1582: 1527: 1510: 1474:(1): 159–188. 1450: 1423: 1407: 1391: 1390: 1388: 1385: 1384: 1383: 1377: 1371: 1366: 1361: 1350: 1347: 1346: 1345: 1340: 1335: 1330: 1325: 1320: 1315: 1310: 1305: 1300: 1295: 1287: 1284: 1283: 1282: 1275:Kaohsiung City 1264: 1250: 1233: 1227: 1221: 1215: 1202: 1189: 1183: 1180:March 21, 2011 1177: 1148: 1119: 1114:and resulting 1063: 1053: 1043: 1029: 1026:Gulf of Mexico 1014:Gulf of Mexico 1004: 993:combined cycle 976: 970: 961: 952: 940: 927: 917: 914:March 19, 2007 911: 901: 892: 889:July 11, 2005: 886: 872: 858: 848: 834: 808: 797:June 20, 2003: 794: 788: 778: 768: 761:June 10, 1999: 758: 748: 738: 713: 702: 639: 630: 616: 574: 565: 559:July 23, 1984: 556: 546: 536: 527: 510: 492: 475: 461: 442: 427: 424:Pepsi Coliseum 417: 403: 392:December 1952: 389: 354:dust explosion 299: 296: 275:(Alaska), The 263: 262:Economic costs 260: 228:sulfur dioxide 183:safety culture 120: 117: 61:Historically, 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 2895: 2884: 2881: 2880: 2878: 2857: 2853: 2846: 2843: 2838: 2834: 2828: 2825: 2812: 2808: 2802: 2799: 2794: 2790: 2784: 2781: 2776: 2772: 2766: 2763: 2760: 2755: 2752: 2739: 2733: 2730: 2725: 2721: 2714: 2711: 2706: 2702: 2695: 2692: 2687: 2683: 2674: 2671: 2667: 2666: 2658: 2655: 2642: 2638: 2634: 2627: 2624: 2611: 2607: 2600: 2597: 2585: 2581: 2574: 2572: 2568: 2563: 2559: 2553: 2550: 2545: 2541: 2534: 2531: 2523:September 12, 2518: 2514: 2510: 2503: 2500: 2488: 2484: 2478: 2475: 2464:on 2010-02-10 2463: 2459: 2453: 2450: 2437: 2433: 2427: 2424: 2412: 2405: 2402: 2389: 2385: 2379: 2376: 2363: 2359: 2355: 2349: 2346: 2333: 2329: 2323: 2320: 2315: 2311: 2305: 2302: 2297: 2293: 2287: 2284: 2279: 2275: 2269: 2266: 2254: 2248: 2245: 2241: 2236: 2233: 2228: 2224: 2218: 2215: 2211: 2206: 2203: 2191: 2187: 2180: 2178: 2174: 2170: 2166: 2163: 2158: 2155: 2144: 2140: 2136: 2132: 2125: 2122: 2109: 2105: 2101: 2095: 2092: 2080: 2076: 2072: 2065: 2062: 2050: 2046: 2040: 2037: 2029:September 21, 2024: 2018: 2015: 2010: 2004: 2000: 1999: 1991: 1988: 1977:on 2008-10-27 1976: 1972: 1965: 1962: 1957: 1953: 1949: 1944: 1939: 1935: 1931: 1927: 1923: 1922: 1917: 1910: 1907: 1903: 1897: 1894: 1890: 1885: 1881: 1877: 1873: 1869: 1865: 1858: 1855: 1850: 1844: 1841: 1833: 1827: 1824: 1813:on 2014-04-06 1812: 1808: 1802: 1799: 1788:on 2013-04-17 1787: 1783: 1777: 1774: 1769: 1763: 1760: 1748: 1744: 1737: 1734: 1729: 1725: 1720: 1715: 1711: 1707: 1703: 1699: 1695: 1691: 1687: 1680: 1678: 1674: 1669: 1665: 1660: 1655: 1650: 1645: 1641: 1637: 1633: 1629: 1628: 1623: 1616: 1613: 1600: 1596: 1592: 1586: 1583: 1577: 1576:11250/2465267 1572: 1567: 1562: 1558: 1554: 1551:(3): 034005. 1550: 1546: 1542: 1534: 1532: 1528: 1523: 1517: 1515: 1511: 1499: 1495: 1490: 1485: 1481: 1477: 1473: 1469: 1465: 1461: 1454: 1451: 1447: 1446: 1445:Energy Policy 1441: 1436: 1434: 1432: 1430: 1428: 1424: 1420: 1414: 1412: 1408: 1404: 1399: 1397: 1393: 1386: 1382:December 2008 1381: 1378: 1375: 1372: 1370: 1367: 1365: 1362: 1359: 1357: 1353: 1352: 1348: 1344: 1341: 1339: 1336: 1334: 1331: 1329: 1326: 1324: 1321: 1319: 1316: 1314: 1311: 1309: 1306: 1304: 1301: 1299: 1296: 1293: 1290: 1289: 1285: 1280: 1276: 1272: 1268: 1265: 1262: 1258: 1254: 1251: 1248: 1244: 1240: 1237: 1236:July 6, 2013: 1234: 1231: 1228: 1225: 1224:April 5, 2013 1222: 1219: 1216: 1213: 1209: 1206: 1203: 1200: 1196: 1193: 1192:July 12, 2012 1190: 1187: 1184: 1181: 1178: 1175: 1171: 1167: 1163: 1159: 1155: 1152: 1149: 1146: 1142: 1138: 1134: 1130: 1126: 1123: 1120: 1117: 1113: 1112:gas explosion 1109: 1106: 1102: 1098: 1094: 1090: 1086: 1082: 1078: 1074: 1070: 1067: 1064: 1061: 1060:gas explosion 1057: 1054: 1051: 1047: 1044: 1041: 1040:San Francisco 1037: 1033: 1030: 1027: 1023: 1019: 1015: 1011: 1008: 1005: 1002: 1001:United States 998: 994: 991: 987: 983: 980: 977: 974: 971: 968: 965: 962: 959: 956: 953: 949: 945: 941: 938: 934: 931: 930:June 29, 2009 928: 925: 921: 920:July 18, 2007 918: 915: 912: 909: 905: 902: 899: 896: 893: 890: 887: 883: 879: 876: 873: 870: 866: 862: 861:May 11, 2004: 859: 856: 852: 849: 846: 842: 838: 835: 832: 828: 824: 820: 816: 812: 809: 806: 802: 801:gas explosion 798: 795: 792: 789: 786: 782: 779: 776: 772: 769: 766: 762: 759: 756: 752: 749: 746: 745:Gas explosion 742: 739: 736: 732: 728: 724: 720: 717: 714: 710: 706: 705:June 4, 1989: 703: 700: 696: 692: 688: 684: 680: 676: 672: 668: 664: 660: 656: 652: 651: 646: 643: 640: 637: 634: 633:July 6, 1988: 631: 627: 623: 620: 617: 614: 610: 606: 601: 597: 593: 592:radio-isotope 589: 585: 581: 578: 575: 572: 569: 566: 563: 560: 557: 554: 550: 547: 544: 543:Lake Peigneur 540: 537: 534: 531: 530:June 3, 1979: 528: 525: 521: 517: 514: 511: 508: 504: 500: 496: 493: 489: 485: 484: 479: 476: 473: 469: 465: 462: 459: 455: 452: 451: 450:Torrey Canyon 446: 443: 441:2,500 deaths. 439: 435: 431: 430:October 1963: 428: 425: 421: 420:October 1963: 418: 415: 411: 407: 404: 401: 397: 393: 390: 387: 383: 379: 375: 371: 367: 363: 359: 355: 351: 348: 347: 345: 344:Air pollution 341: 337: 333: 329: 328:Gas explosion 325: 321: 317: 313: 309: 305: 297: 295: 292: 290: 286: 282: 278: 274: 271:involved the 269: 268:nuclear power 261: 259: 256: 252: 248: 244: 239: 237: 233: 229: 225: 221: 220:Clean Air Act 217: 212: 210: 205: 202: 197: 195: 191: 186: 184: 179: 177: 176:radio-isotope 173: 169: 165: 161: 157: 156:Shimantan Dam 153: 149: 148:hydroelectric 145: 142:According to 137: 133: 125: 118: 116: 114: 110: 106: 102: 101:air pollution 97: 95: 91: 88:According to 86: 83: 79: 75: 71: 68: 64: 59: 57: 53: 44: 40: 36: 31: 24: 20: 16: 2859:. Retrieved 2855: 2845: 2836: 2827: 2815:. Retrieved 2811:the original 2801: 2792: 2783: 2774: 2765: 2754: 2742:. Retrieved 2740:. 2011-03-21 2732: 2723: 2713: 2705:The Guardian 2704: 2694: 2685: 2673: 2664: 2657: 2645:. Retrieved 2641:the original 2636: 2626: 2614:. Retrieved 2609: 2599: 2587:. Retrieved 2583: 2561: 2552: 2543: 2533: 2521:. Retrieved 2512: 2502: 2491:. Retrieved 2489:. 2010-05-27 2486: 2477: 2466:. Retrieved 2462:the original 2452: 2440:. Retrieved 2436:the original 2426: 2415:. Retrieved 2404: 2392:. Retrieved 2378: 2366:. Retrieved 2362:the original 2348: 2336:. Retrieved 2332:the original 2322: 2313: 2304: 2295: 2286: 2277: 2268: 2256:. Retrieved 2247: 2235: 2226: 2217: 2205: 2193:. Retrieved 2190:The Guardian 2189: 2157: 2146:. Retrieved 2134: 2124: 2112:. Retrieved 2103: 2094: 2082:. Retrieved 2074: 2064: 2053:. Retrieved 2051:. 1999-03-18 2048: 2039: 2027:. Retrieved 2017: 1997: 1990: 1979:. Retrieved 1975:the original 1964: 1956:the original 1925: 1919: 1909: 1896: 1867: 1863: 1857: 1843: 1826: 1815:. Retrieved 1811:the original 1801: 1790:. Retrieved 1786:the original 1776: 1762: 1750:. Retrieved 1746: 1736: 1693: 1689: 1631: 1625: 1615: 1603:. Retrieved 1599:the original 1585: 1548: 1544: 1501:. Retrieved 1471: 1467: 1453: 1443: 1355: 1267:31 July 2014 1266: 1252: 1243:Lac-Mégantic 1235: 1229: 1223: 1217: 1204: 1191: 1185: 1179: 1150: 1121: 1073:oil pipeline 1065: 1055: 1045: 1031: 1018:oil platform 1006: 978: 972: 963: 954: 943: 929: 919: 913: 903: 894: 888: 874: 860: 850: 843:occurred in 836: 823:wind turbine 810: 796: 790: 780: 770: 760: 750: 740: 715: 704: 687:harbor seals 683:river otters 650:Exxon Valdez 648: 641: 632: 619:May 5, 1988: 618: 576: 567: 558: 553:Ocean Ranger 548: 538: 529: 512: 494: 481: 477: 464:August 1975: 463: 449: 444: 429: 419: 405: 391: 349: 293: 284: 265: 247:fossil fuels 240: 213: 198: 187: 180: 163: 152:Typhoon Nina 141: 105:fossil fuels 98: 93: 87: 80:explosions. 60: 55: 51: 48: 15: 2817:15 November 2744:15 November 2647:22 December 2616:22 December 2589:22 December 2442:13 February 2338:22 December 2258:15 November 2195:15 November 1752:22 December 1298:Dam failure 1253:13 May 2014 1151:March 2011: 1122:March 2011: 1108:drug cartel 821:'s largest 725:. Numerous 691:bald eagles 483:Amoco Cadiz 468:Banqiao Dam 454:supertanker 445:March 1967: 374:Banqiao dam 316:Dam failure 63:coal mining 2493:2010-05-27 2468:2011-01-04 2417:2010-02-07 2148:2016-06-10 2104:abc.net.au 2055:2010-05-24 1981:2008-10-07 1928:(1): 6–8. 1870:(5): 947. 1817:2013-04-21 1792:2013-04-21 1489:1885/29543 1387:References 1186:April 2011 1071:. A large 791:June 2002: 699:death rate 679:sea otters 667:Bligh Reef 657:bound for 655:oil tanker 613:ghost town 503:Bantry Bay 434:Vajont Dam 414:ghost town 382:dambusters 302:See also: 119:Fatalities 2793:Bloomberg 2707:. London. 2612:. Toronto 2546:. London. 2487:USA Today 2296:USA Today 2143:0362-4331 1888:See also 1884:110522982 1710:0271-3586 1605:12 August 1358:oil spill 1212:ConEdison 1210:caused a 1105:Los Zetas 1022:oil spill 783:The road 693:, and 22 671:crude oil 458:oil spill 406:May 1962: 164:predicted 2877:Category 2837:CBS News 2562:CBC News 2517:Archived 2278:RTÉ News 2165:Archived 2114:March 9, 2084:March 9, 2075:UNC/News 2049:BBC News 1952:14698923 1728:24634090 1668:30910976 1498:23330697 1286:See also 1145:Nagasaki 1133:Ichihara 1116:oil fire 986:megawatt 827:peat bog 775:Scotland 727:gasoline 629:million. 491:history. 386:accident 2775:Reuters 2394:30 June 2358:Reuters 1943:1241789 1719:4469339 1659:6462052 1636:Bibcode 1553:Bibcode 1503:15 July 1097:Hidalgo 1093:Tabasco 1050:England 1024:in the 1012:in the 990:Siemens 819:Ireland 661:, hits 609:Belarus 507:Ireland 460:at sea. 352:A coal- 251:biomass 170:at the 109:biomass 2861:14 May 2368:2 July 2240:cbc.ca 2141:  2005:  1950:  1940:  1882:  1726:  1716:  1708:  1666:  1656:  1496:  1279:Taiwan 1261:Turkey 1247:Quebec 1199:petrol 1089:Mexico 1085:Puebla 867:was a 805:Turkey 723:Mexico 689:, 247 685:, 300 647:. The 342:, and 92:, 279 43:Turkey 39:Manisa 2684:[ 1880:S2CID 1835:(PDF) 1158:Japan 1129:Japan 1101:Pemex 1016:. 11 973:2010: 741:1992: 731:sewer 695:orcas 653:, an 524:gases 438:Italy 94:major 2863:2014 2819:2014 2746:2014 2649:2010 2618:2010 2591:2010 2525:2010 2444:2010 2396:2009 2370:2009 2340:2009 2260:2014 2197:2014 2139:ISSN 2116:2008 2086:2008 2031:2008 2003:ISBN 1948:PMID 1754:2011 1724:PMID 1706:ISSN 1664:PMID 1607:2019 1505:2021 1494:PMID 1269:The 1255:The 1034:The 946:The 922:The 906:The 863:The 853:The 845:Iran 839:The 763:The 753:The 712:gas. 707:The 488:VLCC 486:, a 480:The 466:The 447:The 432:The 408:The 400:smog 394:The 249:and 224:coal 201:coal 107:and 67:coal 2388:AFP 2314:CNN 1938:PMC 1930:doi 1926:112 1872:doi 1747:WWF 1714:PMC 1698:doi 1654:PMC 1644:doi 1632:116 1571:hdl 1561:doi 1484:hdl 1476:doi 1156:in 1131:'s 1095:to 1077:CST 869:LPG 817:", 665:'s 436:in 360:in 356:at 78:gas 37:in 2879:: 2854:. 2835:. 2791:. 2773:. 2722:. 2703:. 2635:. 2608:. 2582:. 2570:^ 2560:. 2542:. 2515:. 2511:. 2485:. 2386:. 2312:. 2294:. 2276:. 2225:. 2188:. 2176:^ 2137:. 2133:. 2106:. 2102:. 2077:. 2073:. 2047:. 1946:. 1936:. 1924:. 1918:. 1878:. 1868:14 1866:. 1745:. 1722:. 1712:. 1704:. 1694:57 1692:. 1688:. 1676:^ 1662:. 1652:. 1642:. 1630:. 1624:. 1569:. 1559:. 1547:. 1543:. 1530:^ 1513:^ 1492:. 1482:. 1472:34 1470:. 1466:. 1426:^ 1410:^ 1395:^ 1245:, 1135:, 1087:, 1083:, 1058:A 999:, 988:, 882:BP 799:A 743:A 505:, 497:: 338:, 334:, 330:, 326:, 322:, 318:, 314:, 310:, 306:, 230:, 211:) 111:. 41:, 2865:. 2839:. 2821:. 2795:. 2748:. 2726:. 2651:. 2620:. 2593:. 2564:. 2527:. 2496:. 2471:. 2446:. 2420:. 2398:. 2372:. 2342:. 2316:. 2262:. 2199:. 2151:. 2118:. 2088:. 2058:. 2033:. 2011:. 1984:. 1932:: 1886:. 1874:: 1851:. 1837:. 1820:. 1795:. 1770:. 1756:. 1730:. 1700:: 1670:. 1646:: 1638:: 1609:. 1579:. 1573:: 1563:: 1555:: 1549:8 1524:. 1507:. 1486:: 1478:: 1417:" 1052:. 942:' 833:. 813:" 402:.

Index


Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Soma mine disaster
Manisa
Turkey
coal mining
coal
mining disasters
Underground mining
gas
Open cut mining
Benjamin K. Sovacool
air pollution
fossil fuels
biomass
Particulate matter


The Farmington coal mine disaster
Benjamin K. Sovacool
hydroelectric
Typhoon Nina
Shimantan Dam
NNPC petroleum pipeline
steam explosion
Chernobyl nuclear reactor
radio-isotope
safety culture
World Wildlife Fund

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.