1948 in the environment

This is a list of notable events relating to the environment in 1948. They relate to environmental law, conservation, environmentalism and environmental issues.

List of years in the environment (table)
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Events

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October
  • The Donora smog, an air inversion resulting in a wall of smog, killed 20 people and sickened 7,000 more in Donora, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It was a major air pollution incident in the US and was due to a combination of a specific weather pattern and pollution from industrial activity [1]
  • The Great Plan for the Transformation of Nature, put forth by Joseph Stalin, was implemented.
November

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