The Bhopal disaster remains the world's most devastating industrial disaster, with people feeling the effects for decades after the tragedy struck. Sandro Tucci/Liaison/ Getty ImagesDead bodies from the Bhopal disaster.
In the early hours of December 3, 1984, the sleepy residents of Bhopal, India began to cough. Soon, their eyes began to water as they gasped for air. Within moments, they were vomiting. Within hours, thousands were dead.
The cause of their symptoms was a chemical leak of deadly methyl isocyanate, or MIC, from the nearby Union Carbide pesticide plant. Read More...
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Amazing Human Endurance Feats: Felix Baumgartner Breaks The Sound Barrier The first in the series of incredible human endurance feats is Felix Baumgartner, a daredevil from Austria, was billed as Fearless Felix after he became the first person to break the sound barrier without vehicular power on October 14th, 2012. His incredible 24.2-mile skydive in a space suit saw him plummet to earth at a bone shattering estimated speed of 843 miles per hour (faster than the typical cruise speed of a Boeing 747); demonstrating the human form’s sheer capacity for endurance. Read More...
The washed up, mutilated carcasses of great whites signal a startling trend in the hunting habits of one of the sea's greatest predators: killer whales. Dyer Island Conservation Trust / Marine DynamicsThe mutilated carcass of a great white washed ashore near Gansbaai, South Africa.
In 2017, the bodies of five great white sharks washed up on the beaches of South Africa’s Western Cape province. The bodies ranged in size from nine feet to 16 feet, but each had large sets of puncture marks near the pectoral fins. Read More...
