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Satellite captures image of enormous sewage spill in coastal waters

Satellite captures image of enormous sewage spill in coastal waters

NASA’s imaging spectrometer riding on the International Space Station has spotted a wastewater plume pouring from the Tijuana River into the Pacific. The signal is strong enough that scientists can track the pollution from orbit with a single color feature. The plume spreads along the South Bay shoreline where millions of gallons of wastewater move through the river each year. …

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