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"11 of the World's Most Polluted Beaches: From Paradise to Trash Dump"

Yayınlanma: 06 October 2024 - 00:01

Wide scale pollution has turned some of the world's most beautiful beaches into trash heaps. From Hawaii's Kamilo Beach — which is so littered by man-made debris that it earned the nickname "Plastic Beach" — to Henderson Island, a remote, uninhabited island in the South Pacific whose beaches are some of the dirtiest on Earth, these former sandy paradises now resemble garbage dumps.

Poche Beach
Poche Beach, California, United States Poche Beach in San Clemente is the most polluted beach in California according to nonprofit Heal the Bay. In its annual survey of more than 450 of the Golden State's beaches, the nonprofit Heal the Bay deemed the ocean outlet at Poche Beach in San Clemente the most polluted stretch of sand in California this year. Heal the Bay assigns beaches report card grades ranging from A to F, with a failing mark indicating extreme pollution. However it's important to note that this is the first time Poche made the list.