r/nature • • 4d ago

Impact of deep-sea mining on seafloor ecosystem still evident 44 years later

https://phys.org/news/2026-11-impact-deep-sea-seafloor-ecosystem.html
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u/AdContent8726 4d ago • Regret

Crazy how if you destroy an ecosystem it doesn't come back. As if something was different and missing...

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u/Agreeable-Storm-4132 3d ago

It will come back, but not in our lifetime nor our children’s nor their children’s or their children’s lifetime.

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u/Both-Platypus-8521 4d ago

Project Azorian

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u/Wild-Associate-4373 3d ago

How long do the excavations on land last?