Buffalo Creek Disaster - How the survivors of one of the worst disasters in coal-mining history brought s uit against the coal company--and won In his review of the literature dealing with Buffalo Creek, he points out that much of the early research was tied in one way or another to the...
Buffalo Creek Disaster - How the survivors of one of the worst disasters in coal-mining history brought s uit against the coal company--and wonBert T Combs
Mining Memorial Recognises Sacrifices of All Colliers Who Died in Wales' Pit Disasters; One Hundred Years after the Worst Mining Disaster in British Mining History, a Welsh Village Will Commemorate Not Only the Loved Ones Lost in That Disaster, but the Hundreds of Men, Women and Children Who ...
South Africa is not immune from some of the worst soccer disasters. In the mining town of Orkney, during a pre-season game between the Kaizer Chiefs (the South African football club, not the British band!) and the Orlando Pirates, (from the township of Orlando in the South African city ...
in silver mining. It was the catalytic 536 Event and its ominous darkness that led medieval historian Michael McCormick to remark how that cursed year, often so bypassed in the popular historical narrative as nothing out of the norm “was ...
On various occasions in history, the planet has been compelled to shoulder some of the worst environmental disasters caused by human activities. The disasters range from wars to nuclear explosions, chemical spill, toxic gas leaks, and oil spills.
Natural disasters in 2023 harmed human lives and the environment worldwide. Combating global warming is key to reducing catastrophes' extent and intensity.
layer of the earth. Sinkholes can range from just one meter (swallowing up a single person walking by on the street) up to hundreds of kilometers, taking out entire cities. They can happen naturally by wind or water erosion, or artificially due to people mining and drilling in unsafe ...
Was 536 CE the worst year in history? Thanks to massive volcanic eruptions, darkness spread across the former Roman empire for 18 months. The ...
London has had its fair share of disasters. The worst tragedy in British history is (probably) the 1212 fire on London Bridge. Secondary sources reckon up to 3,000 people were killed in the inferno, although no reliable record exists. Four other tragedies with more than 100 deaths have occu...