With the increase in use of heavy equipments and chemicals for wars, the worst hit is the environment. Nuclear and chemical weapons have destroyed generations, examples of which were seen in Japan, Kosovo, Vietnam, among other. The damage done to environment by these chemicals is irreversible and not to mention, life threatening.
Effects on environment due to WW-1
Avantika Khajuria
Air pollution in Syria increased due to the conflict. In 2010, 69% faced high PM2.5 levels. Initially, conflict reduced exposure as people left cities and industries slowed. However, from 2012, it rose, reaching 72% in 2015.
Effect on environment due to WW-II
Sumanta Sinha
The graph shows the impact of WW-II in Hiroshima and Nagasaki when US dropped atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The atomic bombings affect6ed the coastal region the most, followed by marine ecosystem and the natural habitat that gets affected. Atmosphere has been affected only 65.43 but it gets polluted after the radiation that occurred to soil. Sources : NCBI, UNEP, BfS, Columbia Project etc.
Different chemicals used during Vietnam war over the course of war.
Vishisht Dwivedi
Herbicides use by military region 1965-1971
Akankhya Rout
Environmental Damage done due to the Gulf War
Prajwal Jayaraj
The gulf war was fought from 2nd August 1990 to 17th January 1991. It was fought between Iraq and the 42 Member coalition of the willing after Kuwait was invaded by Iraq. This infographic documents the oil spills and the damage to the air and the marine population done by the war. Source: International Institute Of Applied Systems Analysis
Financial damage caused due to environmental hazards from the Ukraine war
Nikita Joshi
Estimated financial damage to Ukraine’s environment from February 24, 2022 to February 20,2023 . Source: National Bank of Ukraine.
Demolition of Palestinian owned structures
Anupama VM
The demolition of Palestinian-owned structures and the resulting displacement of people from their homes across the West Bank since 2009.
3,012 internally displaced people from demolitions in the West Bank between 1 January 2020 and 30 March 2022.
Battle related deaths in Afghanistan
By- Arya Biju
The data from World Development Indicators of World Bank shows that there has been a steep rise in the number of people died in battles since 2015.
