On October 9, 1963, a landslide above the Vajont Dam created a wave that destroyed several villages in the valley, killing about 2,000 people. Opinion as to whether to interpret the disaster as natural or one caused by human error remains divided.
In 1997 and 1998 peat swamp forests burned in Borneo, Indonesia, spewing big amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
The day-to-day experiences of the men who developed and tested the British nuclear deterrent on Christmas Island from 1956–1958.
Engineering the Lower Shinano River in northeastern Japan expanded the risk of other flood and tsunami damage.
Epidemic yellow fever plagued New Orleans due to a series of environmental and demographic changes enabled by the rise of sugar production and urban development.
