Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
The agreement between Canada and the United States concerns the quality of the Great Lakes Water Basin.
The agreement between Canada and the United States concerns the quality of the Great Lakes Water Basin.
In 1966, masses of water cause the deaths of more than 120 people and leave much of Florence in ruins.
UNESCO recognizes the area’s exceptionally diverse flora and fauna and its value to scientific research.
The completion of the original Aswan Dam fundamentally changes Egypt’s irrigation system.
The Suez Canal is completed under French supervision and becomes one of the world’s most important waterways.
The instability of a dam project near the town of Lorca in North Spain causes an inundation killing nearly 1000 people.
The treaty prohibits nuclear weapons tests or other nuclear explosions under water, in the atmosphere, or in outer space, but still permits underground nuclear tests.
The 1976 Barcelona Convention for Protection against Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea is established.