Jason von Meding is a researcher, educator and author in disaster studies, currently on faculty at the University of Florida.
No Disaster is Natural
The latest environmental and human catastrophe involving Brazilian mining giant Vale occurred on the 25th January 2019 when a mine-tailings dam in Minas Gerais state ruptured. Mining waste and sludge engulfed the town of Brumadinho, with over a hundred people confirmed dead and more than 200 missing.
February 7, 2019