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I'm really surprised how polluted some parts of the USA are, like North Dakota. I would have figured there'd not be much there.
by wishinghand 5y ago
I'm really surprised how polluted some parts of the USA are, like North Dakota. I would have figured there'd not be much there.
- holub008 5y agoI was surprised by North Dakota as well. I believe that bright spot corresponds to oil fields. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakken_Formation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakken_Formation
- datagram 5y agoApparently it's due to fracking. Here's an article I found about it: https://www.npr.org/sections/krulwich/2013/01/16/169511949/a-mysterious-patch-of-light-shows-up-in-the-north-dakota-dark https://www.npr.org/sections/krulwich/2013/01/16/169511949/a...