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I was curious about this so I opened google earth, panned over to Germany and zoomed in on a random brown patch on the satellite imagery. The environmental dev
by AWildC182 8y ago
I was curious about this so I opened google earth, panned over to Germany and zoomed in on a random brown patch on the satellite imagery. The environmental devastation is absolutely awe inspiring. They have mines around the country but particularly south of Berlin, the earth is scarred with dozens of massive active and refilled mines. That group of mines also continues into Czechia and a number of refilled mines can be seen on the Polish border as well.
- starik36 8y agoLink?
- powercf 8y agoThis is Germany: https://www.google.com/maps/@50.5951409,8.7342041,743343m/data=!3m1!1e3 https://www.google.com/maps/@50.5951409,8.7342041,743343m/da... Disable labels and look at the beige patches on right center (south of Berlin). The vast majority seem to be open mines, presumably coal.
- choward 8y agoReminds me of looking at West Virginia and Kentucky. https://maps.app.goo.gl/GPy6u https://maps.app.goo.gl/GPy6u
- zufallsheld 8y agoLook for "Tagebau", for example here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/sqNPN https://maps.app.goo.gl/sqNPN Switch to satellite View.
- amai 8y agoSee here: https://goo.gl/maps/aZMLzstsv7E2 https://goo.gl/maps/aZMLzstsv7E2 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garzweiler_surface_mine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garzweiler_surface_mine)