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Year: 1986, Location: Chernobyl, Ukrainian SSR, Outcome: Release of radioactive materials and long-term environmental and health effects

Year: 1989, Location: Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA, Outcome: Massive oil spill resulting in long-term environmental damage

Year: 1930s, Location: Great Plains, USA, Outcome: Severe dust storms causing agricultural collapse and mass migration

Year: 1952, Location: London, United Kingdom, Outcome: Severe air pollution causing thousands of deaths and long-term policy changes

Year: 1962, Location: United States, Outcome: Raised awareness on environmental issues leading to DDT ban and modern environmental movement

Year: Peak in the 1960s, Location: Central Asia, Outcome: One of the worst environmental disasters causing loss of water body

Year: 1975, Location: Henan Province, China, Outcome: Catastrophic dam collapse resulting in widespread flooding and casualties

Year: 2011, Location: Fukushima, Japan, Outcome: Nuclear meltdown caused by tsunami resulting in radiation release

Year: 1956, Location: Minamata, Japan, Outcome: Mercury poisoning causing severe health effects and environmental regulations

Year: 1979, Location: Pennsylvania, USA, Outcome: Partial nuclear meltdown leading to widespread fear and policy changes

Year: 2010, Location: Gulf of Mexico, Outcome: Largest marine oil spill causing extensive environmental and economic damage

Year: 1984, Location: Bhopal, India, Outcome: Thousands killed and injured due to toxic gas leak

Year: 2006, Location: Sidoarjo, Java, Indonesia, Outcome: Unstoppable mud flow displacing people and causing extensive property damage

Year: 1976, Location: Seveso, Italy, Outcome: Chemical plant explosion releasing dioxin and leading to evacuation and environmental legislation