Experts warn of catastrophic risks of underwater mining

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Experts warn of catastrophic risks of underwater mining

Advancing submarine mining poses risks to Clarion-Clipperton Zone, an international ocean waters area located in the Pacific, off the coasts of Mexico and Hawaii. With a surface larger than 4 million square kilometers, Clarion-Clippon is considered one of the richest marine areas in minerals, while also hosting over 5,000 species, of which nearly 80% are considered new to science, according to a scientific research published last year in the mag…