Human civilization has achieved extraordinary things — but it has also left a trail of environmental wreckage that spans continents, centuries, and ecosystems. From catastrophic nuclear meltdowns to ...

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The Haitian earthquake has produced a catastrophe of biblical proportions. The enormous loss of life being predicted by officials on the ground would make it the worst natural disaster of its kind in ...