‘It’s like a graveyard’: Ecological catastrophe in Kamchatka

The World

The far eastern peninsula of Kamchatka in Russia is known for its pristine beaches. But now, those beaches are plagued by mysterious pollution, which has killed almost all of the marine wildlife there and has sickened surfers. The World’s Anna Kusmer reports on the environmental groups that are trying to figure out what the source of pollution is and what can be done about it.

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