Landmark Events

Question 1

James Lovelock’s Gaia Hypothesis

Answer 1

Living organisms on the planet interact with their inorganic environment to form a self-regulating system that created and maintains the climate and biochemical conditions that make life on Earth possible.

Question 2

‘An Inconvenient Truth’ Documentary

Answer 2

A documentary about the effects Global Warming is having and will have on humanity. It is a warning to immediately curb its causes and effects.

Question 3

Chernobyl Disaster

Answer 3

In 1986 in Ukranian-USSR, a safety test on the Chernobyl powerplant caused an explosion, killing around 30 people directly, and is highly radioactive today causing mutations and birth defects to this day.

Question 4

Bhopal Disaster

Answer 4

In 1984, a chemical leak from a Pesticide plant released a highly toxic gas, killing between 30,000-10,000 people in the immediate days, and in years later health issues and birth defects.

Question 5

Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill 2010

Answer 5

In 2010, an explosion occurred on the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico, releasing 134 million gallons of oil into the surrounding water over the next 87 days. This had severe effects on the surrounding ecosystems and coastal communities.

Question 6

Minamata Disaster

Question 7

Rio Earth Summit 1992

Question 8

UN Climate Change Conferences

Question 9

Green Revolution

Question 10

Plant-based meats

Question 11

Silent Spring

Question 12

GMO’s

Question 13

Greta Thunberg and School Strikes

Question 14

The first ‘Earth Day’

Question 15

‘Our Common Future’ by the UN