chile
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Scientists Capture Rare Footage Of Mysterious ‘Type D’ Killer Whale, Possibly A New Species
In 1955, 17 killer whales were found stranded on a beach in Paraparaumu, New Zealand. Scientists thought they looked weird, but they shrugged it off as some type of genetic deformity. Since then, the whale has been something of an urban legend until fishermen and tourists began capturing rare images of the animals.
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Worst Bushfires In Chile’s History Have Left Devastation In Their Wake
Over the weekend, the Chilean government ended a state of emergency enacted last month in response to the worst bushfire season in the nation’s history. The fires, which now appear to be dying down, have torched more than 900,000 acres — roughly four times the area of New York City — since January 15.
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One Of Google’s Loon Balloons Crashed In Chile
The internet is down in part of Chile, quite literally. One of Google’s data-spewing Loon balloons appears to have crashed in the South American country over the weekend.
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Scientists Have Found Arsenic From Chilean Mines In Antarctica
A team of researchers working in Antarctica have discovered ice that contains arsenic, thought to have originated from copper mines in northern Chile.