How this Ship on Fire Haunts Sri Lanka | Earth Explained!

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But in May 2021, this tropical island experienced perhaps the worst environmental catastrophe in its history. Learn the story behind Sri Lanka’s devastating container ship disaster, and how cleanup initiatives like The Pearl Protectors are struggling to deal with the impact on 300km of polluted coastline.

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🔗 Sources:
(1) NASA Earth Observatory https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148423/satellite-observes-ship-fire-off-sri-lanka

(2) Sri Lanka Air Force - SLAF Media: Situation Update of the X-PRESS PEARL vessel: Situation Update of the X-PRESS PEARL vessel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ojg-XJCqBp4

(3) Washington Post - Tons of Toxic Cargo: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2021/sri-lanka-cargo-ship-fire-pollution/

(4) Prof Charitha Pattiaratchi of the University of Western Australia Oceans Institute: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Charitha-Pattiaratchi

(5) Nurdle Tracker: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/054f6746857242128298d53d220d76f0?fbclid=IwAR3R7ptwEIwvEWYcQ_vHf6OHER7Q1YVF2Q_nCsW4WX1dW_UHEXfsD44vrS0

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