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Environmental disaster for years to come – Massive breach of toxic waste pond at Mount Polley Mine, Canada

ByTeo Blašković Thursday, August 14, 2014Wednesday, September 25, 2024

A dam at a waste pond on Mount Polley Mine in the Cariboo region of British Columbia, Canada, full of toxic heavy metals burst on August 4, 2014, releasing 10 million cubic meters of wastewater and 5 million cubic meters of toxic slurry int

Magnitude 6.4 (initially 6.7) earthquake struck near Vancouver Island, Canada

ByChillymanjaro Friday, September 9, 2011Friday, March 4, 2022

A strong earthquake with initial magnitude 6.7, later downgraded at 6.4, was registered 140 km (86 miles) SSE of Port Hardy, British Columbia, Canada. USGS registered depth of 23 km (14.3 miles).USGS expects a strong shaking for only 2,000 people and a moderate shaking

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Environmental disaster for years to come – Massive breach of toxic waste pond at Mount Polley Mine, Canada

Magnitude 6.4 (initially 6.7) earthquake struck near Vancouver Island, Canada

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