The Sea of Marmara, a 'sapphire' of Turkey, is choking from pollution
The Sea of Marmara, a ‘sapphire’ of Turkey, is choking from pollution Daily Times(PK) The Sea of Marmara, fabled for centuries for its blue waters and sparkling fish, laps the shores of Istanbul. Its perfect form inspired a 19th-century historian to describe the ancient city as “a diamond set between two sapphires.” But the Marmara has been sickening for a long time and this year, it suffered a paroxysm that choked its waters and suffocated marine life. In April, thousands of fish died, and by May, a natural secretion called mucilage emerged, smothering harbours and b...
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