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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 10/08
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Hungary toxic sludge reaches Danube River: Top 10 environmental disasters worldwide
The toxic sludge now covering 15 square miles of Hungary and seeping into the Danube River is a serious environmental disaster whose severity and long-term consequences are still unclear. Will the release of the 35 million cubic feet of alumina refining waste become one of the Top 10 manmade environmental disasters of the past century?
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 10/08
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Hungary's toxic sludge reminiscent of 2000 Romania disaster – but much worseHungary's toxic sludge disaster recalls – and dwarfs – a 2000 spill of 4.6 million cubic feet of cyanide-tainted water in neighboring Romania.
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Hungary toxic sludge reaches Danube River: Top 10 environmental disasters worldwide
The toxic sludge now covering 15 square miles of Hungary and seeping into the Danube River is a serious environmental disaster whose severity and long-term consequences are still unclear. Will the release of the 35 million cubic feet of alumina refining waste become one of the Top 10 manmade environmental disasters of the past century?
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Will Hungary's flood of red sludge bolster environmentalists' warnings?
Officials in Hungary declared a state of emergency in several towns after red sludge from alumina refinery swept through several communities.
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Turbo-folk music is the sound of Serbia feeling sorry for itself
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Suburban sprawl pollutes Hungary
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