these incidents may not have been
intentional but they were definitely our
fault
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
most infamous man-made disasters we’ve
already mounted the largest cleanup
effort in the nation’s history for this
list we’ve chosen specific events not
ongoing trends like climate change or
global warming that were created by
humans and caused extensive damage death
and destruction we’re excluding acts
where harm was intentional
for example wartime measures like the
atomic bombings of Hiroshima and
Nagasaki number 10 the Three Mile Island
accident fortunately when mechanical
failures caused a partial nuclear
meltdown at the Three Mile Island
nuclear generating station a reactor
vessel contained the majority of the
released radioactive material and the
plant did just what it was supposed to
do shut itself off but not before some
radioactivity had escaped pregnant women
and children were evacuated as a
precaution and fears were only increased
by the plot of the unfortunately timed
film the China Syndrome Society we have
a serious condition you get everybody
into safety areas and make sure that
they stay there
officials later claimed this accident
caused no cancer related deaths but some
groups dispute this number 9 the Exxon
Valdez oil spill the Exxon Valdez oil
tanker was transporting 55 million u.s.
gallons of oil when it collided with
Bligh reef 11 million of those gallons
leaked into Prince William sounds waters
and washed up on to 100-plus miles of
coastline killing thousands of birds and
marine animals tonight fears are growing
that the spill is spreading through the
waters of the sound uncontrolled and
maybe uncontrollable even with millions
of dollars and a cleanup crew of over
11,000 the Alaskan land still wasn’t
free from contamination by the early
2000s
number eight the Dust Bowl or dirty 30s
thanks to harsh drought and the deep
plowing of the Great Plains topsoil the
dry soil of the North American prairie
lands turned to dust and was picked up
by heavy winds during the 1930s the
black blizzards that formed were so
strong they reached East Coast skies and
destroyed so much farmland that half a
million Americans lost their homes
prompting the largest short-term US
migration ever number seven the SEVIS Oh
disaster when a valve accidentally burst
in an italian chemical plant over two
pounds of the contaminant TCDD was
released the subsequent toxic cloud
caused thousands of animals to die and
hundreds of people to contract skin
lesions so local produce and livestock
were destroyed as a safety measure this
incident paved the way for legislation
regulating hazardous substances and
later studies that show the dioxin to be
carcinogenic number six Minamata disease
for over 30 years the chi sao
corporation was releasing a high
concentration of mercury and other
chemicals through its factory waste
water into Minamata Bay this caused an
outbreak of Minamata disease to strike
thousands of people who had consumed
contaminated fish and shellfish it took
12 years thousands of affected animals
and another outbreak before the Japanese
government acknowledged the form of
mercury poisoning which took almost
2,000 lives number five
The Love Canal disaster over about ten
years hooker chemical dumped more than
20,000 tons of toxic waste into Love
Canal despite being aware of these
dangers the Niagara Falls City School
District built homes and schools on the
site during the 1950’s the truth was
only uncovered two decades later when
journalists linked residents major
health problems and multiple birth
defects to the area’s leaking chemical
waste does it scare you
a little bit
what are you afraid of dying
number four the Great Smog of 52 or big
smoke after cold weather forced
Londoners to burn extra coal in their
fireplaces a thick layer of smog with a
high concentration of sulfur dioxide
blanketed the city due to London’s foggy
reputation the population wasn’t
initially alarmed by the smoky black
cloud
I think Anonymous completely understand
still on many occasions in fact the fog
was the worst on record for many a year
however four days of extremely poor
outdoor and indoor visibility disrupted
transportation and increased respiratory
problems proved fatal between four and
twelve thousand deaths were linked to
this event number three the Deepwater
Horizon oil spill the biggest accidental
oil spill ever occurred after drilling
by the BP operated Deepwater Horizon rig
triggered a methane gas explosion about
210 million u.s. gallons of oil over
1,000 miles of contaminated coastline
and 87 days later the gushing well was
finally capped we will make BP pay for
the damage their company has cost while
bp’s expenses totaled in the billions
the spills worst consequences were the
fatalities of the explosion it’s
immeasurable negative health effects and
countless marine casualties number two
the Chernobyl disaster after a reactor
at the Chernobyl nuclear power station
exploded so much radioactive material
was discharged that land in the Ukraine
Russia and Belarus were tainted though
much flora and fauna was killed off the
most drastic effects of history’s worst
nuclear power plant accident were
perhaps the 200-plus people with
radiation poisoning and the estimated
4,000 people who are expected to die
from radiation induced cancer number one
the Bhopal disaster the world’s worst
industrial disaster occurred when toxic
gases leaked from the Union Carbide
India Limited pesticide plant after
malfunctioning safety systems allowed
water pressure to build up inside a tank
the resulting gas cloud exposed
half-a-million people to the chemicals
within hours thousands had perished
while thousands more
were injured or developed disabilities
since the tragedy thousands more have
succumbed to gas related diseases which
do you think is the worst man-made
disaster be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com for more top 10 lists
intentional but they were definitely our
fault
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
most infamous man-made disasters we’ve
already mounted the largest cleanup
effort in the nation’s history for this
list we’ve chosen specific events not
ongoing trends like climate change or
global warming that were created by
humans and caused extensive damage death
and destruction we’re excluding acts
where harm was intentional
for example wartime measures like the
atomic bombings of Hiroshima and
Nagasaki number 10 the Three Mile Island
accident fortunately when mechanical
failures caused a partial nuclear
meltdown at the Three Mile Island
nuclear generating station a reactor
vessel contained the majority of the
released radioactive material and the
plant did just what it was supposed to
do shut itself off but not before some
radioactivity had escaped pregnant women
and children were evacuated as a
precaution and fears were only increased
by the plot of the unfortunately timed
film the China Syndrome Society we have
a serious condition you get everybody
into safety areas and make sure that
they stay there
officials later claimed this accident
caused no cancer related deaths but some
groups dispute this number 9 the Exxon
Valdez oil spill the Exxon Valdez oil
tanker was transporting 55 million u.s.
gallons of oil when it collided with
Bligh reef 11 million of those gallons
leaked into Prince William sounds waters
and washed up on to 100-plus miles of
coastline killing thousands of birds and
marine animals tonight fears are growing
that the spill is spreading through the
waters of the sound uncontrolled and
maybe uncontrollable even with millions
of dollars and a cleanup crew of over
11,000 the Alaskan land still wasn’t
free from contamination by the early
2000s
number eight the Dust Bowl or dirty 30s
thanks to harsh drought and the deep
plowing of the Great Plains topsoil the
dry soil of the North American prairie
lands turned to dust and was picked up
by heavy winds during the 1930s the
black blizzards that formed were so
strong they reached East Coast skies and
destroyed so much farmland that half a
million Americans lost their homes
prompting the largest short-term US
migration ever number seven the SEVIS Oh
disaster when a valve accidentally burst
in an italian chemical plant over two
pounds of the contaminant TCDD was
released the subsequent toxic cloud
caused thousands of animals to die and
hundreds of people to contract skin
lesions so local produce and livestock
were destroyed as a safety measure this
incident paved the way for legislation
regulating hazardous substances and
later studies that show the dioxin to be
carcinogenic number six Minamata disease
for over 30 years the chi sao
corporation was releasing a high
concentration of mercury and other
chemicals through its factory waste
water into Minamata Bay this caused an
outbreak of Minamata disease to strike
thousands of people who had consumed
contaminated fish and shellfish it took
12 years thousands of affected animals
and another outbreak before the Japanese
government acknowledged the form of
mercury poisoning which took almost
2,000 lives number five
The Love Canal disaster over about ten
years hooker chemical dumped more than
20,000 tons of toxic waste into Love
Canal despite being aware of these
dangers the Niagara Falls City School
District built homes and schools on the
site during the 1950’s the truth was
only uncovered two decades later when
journalists linked residents major
health problems and multiple birth
defects to the area’s leaking chemical
waste does it scare you
a little bit
what are you afraid of dying
number four the Great Smog of 52 or big
smoke after cold weather forced
Londoners to burn extra coal in their
fireplaces a thick layer of smog with a
high concentration of sulfur dioxide
blanketed the city due to London’s foggy
reputation the population wasn’t
initially alarmed by the smoky black
cloud
I think Anonymous completely understand
still on many occasions in fact the fog
was the worst on record for many a year
however four days of extremely poor
outdoor and indoor visibility disrupted
transportation and increased respiratory
problems proved fatal between four and
twelve thousand deaths were linked to
this event number three the Deepwater
Horizon oil spill the biggest accidental
oil spill ever occurred after drilling
by the BP operated Deepwater Horizon rig
triggered a methane gas explosion about
210 million u.s. gallons of oil over
1,000 miles of contaminated coastline
and 87 days later the gushing well was
finally capped we will make BP pay for
the damage their company has cost while
bp’s expenses totaled in the billions
the spills worst consequences were the
fatalities of the explosion it’s
immeasurable negative health effects and
countless marine casualties number two
the Chernobyl disaster after a reactor
at the Chernobyl nuclear power station
exploded so much radioactive material
was discharged that land in the Ukraine
Russia and Belarus were tainted though
much flora and fauna was killed off the
most drastic effects of history’s worst
nuclear power plant accident were
perhaps the 200-plus people with
radiation poisoning and the estimated
4,000 people who are expected to die
from radiation induced cancer number one
the Bhopal disaster the world’s worst
industrial disaster occurred when toxic
gases leaked from the Union Carbide
India Limited pesticide plant after
malfunctioning safety systems allowed
water pressure to build up inside a tank
the resulting gas cloud exposed
half-a-million people to the chemicals
within hours thousands had perished
while thousands more
were injured or developed disabilities
since the tragedy thousands more have
succumbed to gas related diseases which
do you think is the worst man-made
disaster be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com for more top 10 lists
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