Brazil Dam Toxic Mud Reaches Atlantic Ocean Via Rio Doce Estuary
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A wave of toxic mud travelling down the Rio Doce river in Brazil from a collapsed dam has reached the Atlantic Ocean, amid concerns it will cause severe pollution.
Coastal Erosion is Washing Away Our Archaeological Footprint, LA
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As Louisiana coastline is lost through the combined processes of erosion and subsidence, archaeological sites that were once situated on land erode-away with it and end up submerged, damaged or destroyed fully.
337 Whales Beached in Largest Stranding Ever
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Scientists made a startling discovery on an observation flight over a remote fjord in southern Chile’s Patagonia: 337 dead whales. That is the biggest single whale stranding event known to science.