‘It’s On a Different Dimension’: Inside Africa’s Most Toxic City
WEBAug 18, 2022 · A century of lead mining and processing in Kabwe has poisoned generations of residents who have grown up here. Despite efforts to remediate the contamination, about 50,000 people are reportedly...
The Black Death of Kabwe | Pulitzer Center
WEBMay 30, 2017 · Kabwe, Zambia, is a city plagued by lead and zinc pollution from a century of mining. Learn how this contamination affects the health and future of its residents, especially children, and what is being done to mitigate it.
Lead, mercury, and the poisonous legacy of mines in Africa
WEBAug 10, 2023 · A hundred kilometres north of Zambia’s capital city Lusaka, Kabwe is the most toxic town in the world. In a once-thriving town of 220,000 people, mass lead poisoning has almost certainly damaged the brains and other organs of its people, especially children.
How did Lake Nyos suddenly kill 1,700 people? | HowStuffWorks
WEBMar 7, 2024 · Lake Nyos in Cameroon released a deadly cloud of carbon dioxide in 1986, suffocating people and animals in nearby villages. Learn how the lake exploded, what caused the CO2 buildup, and how scientists prevented another disaster.
Lake Nyos disaster - Wikipedia
WEBA limnic eruption at Lake Nyos in Cameroon killed 1,746 people and 3,500 livestock in 1986. Learn about the causes, effects, and aftermath of the gas cloud that suffocated the villages nearby.
The World's Most Toxic Town: The Terrible Legacy of Zambia's …
WEBMay 30, 2017 · Kabwe is the world's most toxic town, where generations of children have been exposed to high levels of lead from mining and smelting. The article by Larry C. Price explores the health impacts, the clean-up efforts and …
Gas cloud kills Cameroon villagers | August 21, 1986 | HISTORY
WEBNov 13, 2009 · An eruption of lethal gas from Lake Nyos in Cameroon kills nearly 2,000 people and wipes out four villages on August 21, 1986. Carbon dioxide, though ubiquitous in Earth’s atmosphere, can be deadly...
The Dark Side of Congo’s Cobalt Rush | The New Yorker
WEBMay 24, 2021 · Near large mines, the prostitution of women and young girls is pervasive. Other women wash raw mining material, which is often full of toxic metals and, in some cases, mildly radioactive.
Africatown’s Environment: The Race and Justice Narrative
WEBFor example, a simple search shows that Mobile County houses 47 toxic/pollution-producing industries, and that 30 of those toxic-producing industries are located within three miles of Africatown. Three of the top five are located in the town.
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