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 Is India, under hefty tariffs, turning away from the US? A game of doorbell ditch turns fatal for 11-year-old. At Colorado airport: collision, flames, death. Guy accused of snatching hat from boy at US Open IDed as rich CEO. Report an error