Scientists: Great Barrier Reef Threatened by Toxic Flood Debris

Environmentalists in Australia are calling for a review of land management practices following Queensland's recent devastating floods. They say the floods have flushed toxic, pesticide-laden sediment into the Great Barrier Reef.

Australia's worst floods in 50 years in December and January have left a trail of environmental devastation. Riverbanks have been eroded, farmland has been destroyed, and the state's mining industry is still struggling to recover.


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