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Deep in an Abandoned Gold Mine, a Toxic Legacy Lurks
YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories—This small subarctic city has a big problem ... an unwanted byproduct from what was once one of the largest gold mines in Canada’s Northwest Territories.
The melting Arctic permafrost is unleashing a 'toxic' legacy
Rising temperatures could cause huge amounts of toxic materials to seep out of sealed-off mines into waterways ...
Deep in an Abandoned Gold Mine, a Toxic Legacy Lurks
A new “cold rush” is mining northern mineral riches. Canada’s Giant Mine serves as a warning of the high and long-term cost of such expeditions.
The eerie ghost town that's been abandoned for 110 years now a haven for dark tourism
Also registered as a California Historical Landmark, the Wild West ghost town was officially established as Bodie State ...
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Inside Whittier, The Bizarre Alaskan Town Where Almost All The Residents Live In The Same Building
The natural beauty of the region is largely thanks to the subarctic climate and ... Master's degree in journalism from the City University of New York and a Bachelor's degree in English writing and ...
Land under the country’s largest cities is sinking. Here’s where — and why.
The movement is slow — sinking on the scale of millimeters per year in the United States — but the effects accumulate over ...
Detroit among major U.S. cities whose ground elevations are dropping
A study used sensitive satellite measurements to look at the ground of the 28 most populous U.S. cities. All of them are ...
CBS News17d
These 28 major U.S. cities are sinking, new study finds — and researchers say damage may only appear when it's "potentially catastrophic"
New York, Dallas, Seattle and 25 other major U.S. cities are sinking, threatening the structural integrity of buildings, roads, dams and other forms of infrastructure, new research found.