Oil Spill Sullies World Heritage Site

12/22/2014

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The Sundarbans, part of the world's largest mangrove forest and stretching across India and Bangladesh, have been tarnished by a 350,000-liter oil spill. David Biello reports

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Oil Spill Sullies World Heritage Site

60-Second Earth

More episodes from "60-Second Earth"

New Map Knows Noise

Oil-Eating Microbes Have Worldwide Underground Connections

Siberian Winters See Temp Uptick

Dig This: China Cuts Coal Production

Is Recycling Worth the Effort?

Tropical Forests Pay Price for Gold Rush

Cheap Oil Means Raise the Gas T-Word

Meet the (Newest Known) Beetles!

Oil Spill Sullies World Heritage Site

Plummeting Petroleum Price Gases Up Global Warming