There was a highly devastating human caused environmental disaster in 1989 in Alaska causing death of seabirds, sea offers and many more. What kind of disaster was it?

Oil spill disaster

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Solution

The correct option is A Oil spill disaster
The Exxon Valdez oil spill occurred March 24, 1989, in Prince William Sound. 250,000 barrels of crude were released into the Gulf of Alaska after the oil tanker Exxon Valdez crashed into a rocky reef.
This impacted 1,300 miles of coastline as well as the waters of Prince William Sound and the Gulf of Alaska. Thousands of animals and birds including seabirds, otters, seals and whales were killed due to the oil spill.

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