Pollution has blackened exposed rock in Sudbury near the Vale Mining operations. The superstack can be seen in the background.
A young birch tree struggles to survive in this barren wasteland that has been 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. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.
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Location: Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.
Photo credit: © James Hackland / Alamy / Afripics
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