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The expedition was the first of its kind to lay bare the scale of the offshore dumping that occurred for decades, and its size âwas a surprise to everyone who has worked with the data and sailed at seaâ, said Eric Terrill, the chief scientist of the expedition and director of the Marine Physical Laboratory at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, at a press conference about the findings. âAs we started to run the survey and realized what we were beginning to observe on the seafloor, it was staggering to see the spatial extent.â
Scientists who spoke with the Guardian expressed shock at the extent of the dump ground. And hopes about the innovative technology used to map out the area is tempered by looming questions about what to do about the waste â not just off the coast of Los Angeles, but in sea waters across the country that various industries treated as a cheap alternative to landfills for decades.
What to Know About Californiaâs Drought
Friday: A primer on the stateâs drought conditions â and what to expect this summer. Also: Disneyland reopens.
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A child walking across cracked earth that used to be the bottom of Lake Mendocino in Ukiah.Credit.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Good morning.
Yes, Iâm referring to the drought gripping much of the state.
Itâs a problem that scientists are expecting to get worse this year, particularly because tinder-dry conditions are likely to lead to another devastating â not to mention long â wildfire season. But experts say the outlook isnât all bad.