Rashmee Roshan Lall·Aug 12, 2020Beirut blast: what do we do with the world’s ammonium nitrate?Both too much and too little has happened in the seven days since the powerful blast that levelled large swaths of Beirut.
Hari Seldon·Aug 10, 2020The Ammonium Nitrate Threat to AmericaAnyone following the news, and even those who haven’t, has likely heard about the explosion in Beirut. 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate…
InTrade StorytellingbyL. Woods·Aug 7, 2020Ammonium Nitrate: A History of ExplosionsOn August 4th, 2020, a widely felt explosion of a ship carrying farm fertilizer rocked Beirut, Lebanon, killing over 130 people and…
Renato Guimaraes·Aug 5, 2020Texas City: Before Beirut, ammonium nitrate caused a tragedy that killed hundredsThe Beirut tragedy is not the first major accident caused by ammonium nitrate. Get to know the Texas City Tragedy.
