The completion of this infrastructure leads to lasting controversy over the severe deterioration in the flow of the Ganges and the decay of the river as an inland waterway.
The first nicotiana tabacum (tobacco) plants are cultivated in Jamestown, Virginia.
Paul and Anne Ehrlich’s book The Population Bomb raises public awareness about overpopulation.
The convention acknowledges that desertification and drought are global problems, and calls for international collaboration to combat its effects.
The process caused environmental destruction in large areas of Tasmania.
