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Social Studies 7: Human Made Disasters

Use this guide for your social studies research.

Books in MSHS Library

Articles

Chilean Mine Disaster

Chile mine rescue of 2010
Source: Encyclopedia Britannica
33 miners in Chile are alive, but stuck for months
Source: Newsbank

Flint Michigan Water Crisis

Flint Water Crisis
Source: Encyclopedia Britannica
Flint Water Crisis
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Bhopal Gas Leak

Bhopal disaster
Source: Encyclopedia Britannica
What was Bhopal Gas Tragedy?
Source: www.business-standard.com(News Website)

Exxon Valdez

Exxon Valdez oil spill
Source: Encyclopedia Britannica
Pain remains from the Exxon Valdez oil spill 25 years later
Source: Newsela

Chernobyl

Chernobyl disaster
Source: Encyclopedia Britannica
Chernobyl nuclear disaster 30 years on; the problem remains unfixable
Source: Newsela

Fukushima

Fukushima Nuclear Accident
Source: Encyclopedia Britannica
Fukushima Disaster
Source: BBC (News Website)

Databases

AES Databases (Login information)
This is the complete list of databases available through the AES library. You can access this document if you are signed in to your AES account.

Britannica Encyclopedia
The most comprehensive K-12 Reference Source.
Newsela
Newsela publishes daily news articles from leading publications like The Washington Post, Scientific American, etc. at 5 reading levels to drive gains in literacy.

SIRS Discoverer

Chilean Mine Disaster

Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

Flint Michigan Water Crisis

Bhopal Gas Leak

Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster

Click to watch: Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster: Gorbachev Speaks

Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

SDG 13: Climate Action

SDG 14: Life Below Water

SDG 15: Life on Land

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