South Pole: Garbage Dump At The End Of The World
Thursday, February 7, 2013 - 12:31
in Earth & Climate
When you think of the South Pole, you probably don't think of garbage. Yet according to a report commissioned by the Federal Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt) in Germany, the Antarctic is littered with leftovers from derelict experimental set-ups and field huts are slowly decomposing. Garbage containing dangerous chemicals, discarded oil cans and car batteries is lying in the open. Coastal waters and beaches are suffering oil-pollution as a result of poor handling of fuel at those science stations. read more