In 1999, the World Green Building Council is founded in San Francisco.
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Increased international demand for rubber leads to destruction of forests in Amazon River basin.
John Evelyn’s report for King Charles II of England becomes one of the first tracts on urban air pollution.
The eruption kills nearly the entire population of the island of Sumbawa and destroys the coasts of two further Indonesian islands. The spread of ash clouds leads to “the year without summer.”
In 1966, masses of water cause the deaths of more than 120 people and leave much of Florence in ruins.
The fire ranks among the three largest forest fires ever recorded in North America.
The largest recorded bushfire in a populous region in Australian history.
The General Land Office issues instructions and manuals concerning public land use.
The greatest flood on the Red River in recorded history destroys most fur trading posts in Manitoba, Canada.
The World Conference on Science and Technology for Human Development takes place in Bucharest, Romania.