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Toxic earthquake debris endangering lives in Turkey

September 26, 2023

Survivors of the earthquakes in Turkey now face a new threat. Plus: Finland is preparing to open the world's first final storage site for nuclear waste. And in the Canadian Arctic, the permafrost is melting fast.

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