The Exxon Valdez: Alaska’s Environmental Armageddon

Check out Squarespace: http://squarespace.com/GEOGRAPHICS for 10% off on your first purchase. → Subscribe for new videos two times per week.    / @geographicstravel   Our sister channels: Biographics -    / @biographics   TopTenz -    / @toptenznettop10   This video is #sponsored by Squarespace. Source/Further reading: History, overview: https://www.history.com/topics/1980s/... Britannica, overview: https://www.britannica.com/event/Exxo... Official 1990 Report from the Oil Spill Trustee Council, including timeline: https://evostc.state.ak.us/oil-spill-... DW, a Long, Painful Recovery: https://www.dw.com/en/exxon-valdez-oi... National Geographic, how Exxon Valdez changed the industry: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/en... History, Exxon Valdez captain’s conviction overturned: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-h... Profile of Captain Hazelwood: https://www.outsideonline.com/1920631... Fate of the Exxon Valdez ship: https://response.restoration.noaa.gov... Mental trauma: https://www.npr.org/2010/12/01/131694...