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What are the effects of natural disasters on the environment?
That sounds devastating. What are some specific examples of natural disasters that have had a significant impact on the environment?
One example is Hurricane Katrina which hit New Orleans in 2005. It caused severe flooding and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses. The storm surge also brought pollutants and chemicals from nearby industrial sites into the city and surrounding areas. Another example is the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan which caused a nuclear power plant meltdown and radiation contamination of land and water.