Rock and soil turn strong rusty, red and brown colours as the sediment settles in this tailings ponds in Sudbury, Ontario Canada

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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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Size: 5616px × 3744px
Location: Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.
Photo credit: © James Hackland / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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