The city that floats on the largest lake in the world
The city of Neft Daşları (meaning "Oil Rocks") spreads out like rusty tentacles on the surface of the Caspian Sea, far from the nearest land.Neft Daşları is a network of ...
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Strange Thousands of Snowballs Drifted Ashore
The sight of thousands of snowballs drifting on the sea captivates attention.In 2017, Yuryi Shahov happened to capture the mesmerizing scene of thousands of snowballs floating on the surface of ...
120,000 Abandoned Oil Wells Compared to Time Bombs in Canada
Abandoned Oil Wells Release Pollutants, Threatening the Environment in Several Provinces of Canada.With peeling red paint, shattered pressure gauges, and toppled rigs scattered across the ground, an abandoned oil well ...
The risk from 14,000 unsealed oil and gas wells
Inactive wells are estimated to require $30 billion to seal, potentially releasing methane, oil, or other pollutants into the environment.When oil and gas wells are no longer in use, the ...
