You may hear about natural disasters often, but some of the deadliest disasters in world history have been anthropogenic hazards (environmental disasters caused by human activity). For this list ...

10 Man-Made Disasters That Made the World Stand Still ... Gulf of Mexico Although it may be the most recent oil spill on this list, it’s by far one of the worst. BP’s tanker, Deepwater Horizon ...

In recent decades, the world has faced an increasing number of natural and man-made disasters. Such disasters include tsunamis, earthquakes, the current ongoing financial crisis, terrorism, riots, and ...

Suddenly, we have less than we need—and most of this growing problem is man-made. The natural disasters of earthquakes, hurricanes, and droughts can be devastating. Even worse, however ...

Natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tsunamis, typhoons, and floods, and man-made disasters, such as wars and economic crises ... and volcanic eruptions in Iceland have taken place in more recent ...

Some delegations spoke about recent experiences either as an affected ... to preserve a clear distinction between natural and man-made disasters, as they were governed by different legal rules.

Those who survived were left to fight with heat and flames. Man-made disaster on National Geographic The series on National Geographic shows rare footage of how natural resources triggers disaster.

The scale and intensity of the Israeli operation in the West Bank city of Jenin is “by far the hardest and most troubling” in recent months ... it will be a man-made disaster similar to ...

So when the hurricane hit—with the area's natural buffers mostly gone—the resulting flooding overwhelmed the city's elaborate man-made defenses, leading to the worst natural disaster to hit ...