Eight convicted over Bhopal disaster

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A court in the Indian city of Bhopal has sentenced eight people over a gas plant leak that killed thousands of people in 1984. The convictions are the first since the disaster at the Union Carbide plant. Campaigners said the court verdict was “too little and too late”. The Indian government says some 3,500 people died within days of the gas leak and more than 15,000 in the years since. Rhitu Chatterjee reports. Download MP3

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Bhopal: An unlikely legacy

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The 1984 gas leak in Bhopal India destroyed the lives of more than half a million people. But in the United States, the disaster led to a sea of changes that have made for a safer environment. The World’s Multimedia Science Journalist, Rhitu Chatterjee, has the report. Download MP3

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World Science Forum: Preventing future Bhopals

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A quarter century after the disaster at Bhopal, toxic chemicals continue to threaten lives in the developing world. Chemical spills poison Chinese rivers. Toxic waste sickens people in West Africa. What can be done to safeguard the public in developing countries? What role can consumers and investors in the developed world play? In the World Science Forum we talk to Henrik Selin. He’s a professor of international relations at Boston University. Download MP3

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Bhopal disaster: 25 years later

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25 years after the world’s worst industrial accident, The World’s Rhitu Chatterjee looks at the legacy in India of the toxic gas release that likely killed more than 20,000 people. Download MP3

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