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An oiled gannet seabird getting the oil washed off.. Most of the impact was on the marine species. Eight U.S. national parks were threatened [4] and more than 400 species that live in the Gulf islands and marshlands are at risk, including the endangered Kemp's ridley turtle, the green turtle, the loggerhead turtle, the hawksbill turtle, and the leatherback turtle.
2021 Western North America heat wave: Western North America: Around 600 excess deaths in the United States 2021 Floods and tornado outbreak: 3 $1.56 million (tornadoes), $51.7 million (floods) Midwestern U.S. floods and tornado outbreak of June 2021: Midwestern United States: 2021 Winter storm: 29 $2 billion February 15–20, 2021 North ...
The result could have long-term effects because oil could remain in the food chain for generations. [227] A 2014 bluefin tuna study in Science found that oil already broken down by wave action and chemical dispersants was more toxic than fresh oil. [228]
"The U.S. has sustained 403 weather and climate disasters since 1980 where overall damages/costs reached or exceeded $1 billion (including CPI adjustment to 2024). The total cost of these 403 ...
[40] [86] Further research is needed to assess the long-term health effects of elevated ionizing radiation from Chernobyl on flora and fauna. [ 64 ] [ 75 ] Several research groups have suggested that plants in the area have adapted to cope with the high radiation levels, for example by increasing the activity of DNA cellular repair machinery ...
The main long-term effect is through global climate change, which reduces the temperature globally by about 5–15 °C for a decade, together with the direct effects of the deposits of ash on their crops. A large supervolcano like Toba would deposit one or two meters thickness of ash over an area of several million square kilometers.
Environmental disasters show how the impact of humans' alteration of the land has led to widespread and/or long-lasting consequences. [3] These disasters have included deaths of wildlife, humans and plants, or severe disruption of human life or health, possibly requiring migration. [4] Some environmental disasters are the trigger source of more ...
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