Episode 62 - The Bhopal Disaster
11/27/23 • 32 min
This week, we're going to take another look at the Bhopal Industrial Accident. This disaster is regarded as the worst environmental disaster in recorded history. In the immediate aftermath of the disaster, a toxic cloud of Methyl Isocyanate would kill over 3,000 and that number would only continue to skyrocket as the hours passed into days, weeks, and months. In total, it is estimated that nearly 30,000 were killed as a result, and over 500,000 suffered injuries, some lifelong as a result of this disaster.
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Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhopal_disaster
- https://ehjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1476-069X-4-6
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1142333/
- https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2023-DON494
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajkumar_Keswani
Music:
Guardians - Caleb Etheridge
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This week, we're going to take another look at the Bhopal Industrial Accident. This disaster is regarded as the worst environmental disaster in recorded history. In the immediate aftermath of the disaster, a toxic cloud of Methyl Isocyanate would kill over 3,000 and that number would only continue to skyrocket as the hours passed into days, weeks, and months. In total, it is estimated that nearly 30,000 were killed as a result, and over 500,000 suffered injuries, some lifelong as a result of this disaster.
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Have an idea for an episode? Email us!
Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhopal_disaster
- https://ehjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1476-069X-4-6
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1142333/
- https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2023-DON494
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajkumar_Keswani
Music:
Guardians - Caleb Etheridge
https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/143?sort=approved_at
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 61 - The Chernobyl Disaster
Welcome back to a new season! This week, we're discussing the Chernobyl Disaster and the events that led up to the worst nuclear disaster in humans history. If you enjoy the episode and show overall, please be sure to leave a like and a rating as this goes a long way to increase the visibility of the show.
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Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster
- https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/28-newly-translated-documents-chernobyl-1973-1991
- https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/slavic-review/article/abs/political-fallout-the-failure-of-emergency-management-at-chernobyl/DD4823A1B3016B59FFF223D6A5DC4CA4
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This week, we're discussing the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and resulting environmental impacts this disaster caused. Over 4 million barrels of oil would leak over nearly 90 days, covering over 1,000 miles of gulf coastline. Even worse, while the cleanup was successful, a vast majority of the heroes who helped clean up after the oil reached the shores suffer detrimental health effects to this very day.
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- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepwater_Horizon
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5932154/
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