Problem

Environmental hazards from electromagnetic pulses

Nature:

Environmental hazards of electromagnetic pulses include the killing of marine life and the upsetting of delicate ecological balances.

Incidence:

The USA Navy is installing an electromagnetic pulse simulator in the Chesapeake Bay, close to an existing one, against local concern about their environmental impacts.

Values:
Hazard
Subject(s):
Environment Environment
Fundamental Sciences Electromagnetism
Societal Problems Hazards
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-beingGOAL 9: Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureGOAL 14: Life Below WaterGOAL 15: Life on Land
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems
Date of last update
29.08.2019 – 01:46 CEST