'Sand mafias' threaten Morocco's coastline
Beneath an apartment block that looms over Monica beach in the western coastal city of Mohammedia, a sole sand dune has escaped the clutches of Morocco's insatiable construction contractors.
Beneath an apartment block that looms over Monica beach in the western coastal city of Mohammedia, a sole sand dune has escaped the clutches of Morocco's insatiable construction contractors.
Environment
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Tons of dead fish. A smell so awful you gag with one inhale. Empty beaches, empty roads, empty restaurants.
Ecology
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Earth Sciences
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Ecology
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Environment
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A South Florida doctor wanted to bury a bad online rating of his services.
Internet
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Environment
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Environment
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A team of researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego compared sand levels on several San Diego beaches during the last seven winters. The El NiƱos of winter 2009-10 and 2015-16 ...
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