Green | natural disaster 5 Man-Made Natural Disasters Floods to mud, there's lots we can take responsibility for besides global warming By Lev Weinstein Posted Aug 3, 2008 9:29 AM CDT Copied Not too long from now, we may be able to divert the destruction caused by Hurricanes like Dolly, but to where? (AP Photo) Humans can do a righteous job of messing up the planet in the long term. We're also more than capable of wreaking short-term havoc with these man-made natural disasters, reports the New Scientist: Mud volcanoes: While we can't create the real thing, shoddy mining practices in East Java have made the ground hemorrhage mud since 2006. Earthquakes: In 1967, a quake hit Koyna, India, after a dam was built in what was thought to be a seismically safe region. Vanishing water: Drill underwater, and you might empty the tub. It happened at Louisiana's Lake Peigneur. Floods: Cloud-seeding during a storm can trigger quite the flood, much like a 1972 event in South Dakota that dumped a year's worth of rain in 6 hours. Hurricanes: A trail of black carbon can divert one, but to where? Read These Next Beyonce leaves national anthem unfinished. Musk says his new party is in business. Iraq's national game of deception brings out the best bluffers. See the best BBQ cities in the US. Report an error