What did Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, the Love Canal and Bhopal, India all have in common?

All these places, Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, the Love Canal, and Bhopal, India, are infamous for major industrial disasters that had severe environmental and health impacts.

1. Chernobyl, Ukraine (1986): The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April 1986 at the No. 4 reactor in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. It is considered the worst nuclear disaster in history in terms of cost and casualties.

2. Three Mile Island, USA (1979): The Three Mile Island accident was a partial meltdown of reactor number 2 of Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It was the most significant accident in U.S. commercial nuclear power plant history.

3. Love Canal, USA (1978): Love Canal is a neighborhood in Niagara Falls, New York, which became the subject of national attention and controversy following the discovery of 21,000 tons of toxic waste that had been buried beneath the neighborhood by Hooker Chemical Company in the 1940s and '50s.

4. Bhopal, India (1984): The Bhopal disaster, also referred to as the Bhopal gas tragedy, was a gas leak incident on the night of 2–3 December 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is considered among the world's worst industrial disasters.

In summary, all these places are known for major industrial accidents that led to significant environmental damage and loss of human life.