2010: The Year in Photos
Dramatic images of the earthquake in Haiti, major flooding in Pakistan, wildfires in Russia and other environmental news photos.
By Gloria Dawson
Coal Mine Disasters
Two mining accidents this year caused headlines and made many question the safety of coal. A mine caved in in August, 2010, in Chile, trapping 33 miners for more than two months. In West Virginia a mining explosion killed 29 miners in April, 2010.
See 10 of the World's Worst Energy Disasters: The Upper Big Branch Mine Explosion.
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