The immediate aftermath of a blast is obvious, says Wilson Perera: the ocean turns murky with blood and is strewn with fish that are missing…
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Nurdles: the worst toxic waste you’ve probably never heard of
When the X-Press Pearl container ship caught fire and sank in the Indian Ocean in May, Sri Lanka was terrified that the vessel’s 350 tonnes…
View More Nurdles: the worst toxic waste you’ve probably never heard ofSri Lanka faces disaster as burning ship spills chemicals on beaches
Sri Lanka is facing the worst environmental disaster in its history after a cargo ship carrying chemicals caught fire off its coast, spilling microplastics across…
View More Sri Lanka faces disaster as burning ship spills chemicals on beaches‘Aphrodisiac’ of the ocean: how sea cucumbers became gold for organised crime
It’s after sunset in Jaffna when Anthony Vigrado dives into the waters of Palk Bay, scanning the seafloor to collect what seems to be prized…
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