An environmental disaster is a disaster to the natural environment due to human activity, which distinguishes it from the concept of a natural disaster.
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“Therefore it was surprising that, as we kept the newspapers from
Mother,
She died feeling responsible for a disaster unverified,
Murmuring, in her sleep as it seemed, the ancient slogan
Noblesse oblige.”
—Josephine Miles (1911–1985)