Rock and soil turn strong rusty, red, purple and brown colours as runoff from nearby mining operations flows over the landscape.
Rock and soil turn strong rusty, red, purple and brown colours as runoff from nearby mining operations flows over the landscape toward the tailings ponds in Sudbury near the Vale Mining operations. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. New growth struggles to survive in this barren wasteland devastated by acid rain and clear cut logging in the 19th and 20th centuries. Acid rain was caused by the emergence of mining processes beginning in the early 20th century.
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Location: Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.
Photo credit: © James Hackland / Alamy / Afripics
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