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National Geographic Siberia 06396
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The brittle remains of dead larch forest extend mile after mile southeastward f rom the Siberian mining town of Norilsk. This area, known as the dead tree zon e, is a 75-mile stretch of critical envi

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The brittle remains of dead larch forest extend mile after mile southeastward f rom the Siberian mining town of Norilsk. This area, known as the dead tree zon e, is a 75-mile stretch of critical environmental damage directly attributed to the to the noxious material dispersed from Norilsk's nickel and copper smeltering factorie s. Norilsk pumps out 8 percent of all the air pollution in Russia--more than t wo million tons of pollutants a year, mainly sulfur dioxide.

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The brittle remains of dead larch forest extend mile after mile southeastward f rom the Siberian mining town of Norilsk. This area, known as the dead tree zon e, is a 75-mile stretch of critical environmental damage directly attributed to the to the noxious material dispersed from Norilsk's nickel and copper smeltering factorie s. Norilsk pumps out 8 percent of all the air pollution in Russia--more than t wo million tons of pollutants a year, mainly sulfur dioxide.