Baltic Sea dead zones spread as pollution and geopolitical tensions converge around Bornholm
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Mark Piesing
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The article examines the environmental crisis unfolding in the Baltic Sea, centered on the Danish island of Bornholm. It reveals how agricultural runoff, sewage, and industrial pollution have created vast dead zones on the seafloor where oxygen is depleted and marine life cannot survive. The piece connects this ecological disaster to geopolitical tensions, as the Baltic region's strategic importance grows amid shifting security dynamics. Through interviews with scientists, fishermen, and local residents, the article paints a picture of a once-thriving marine ecosystem collapsing under the weight of human activity, while also highlighting the political and economic challenges of addressing the crisis.
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Bornholm is a strategically located, remote island in the heavily polluted Baltic Sea. Now the windswept Danish island finds itself at the centre of an environmental and geopolitical crisis.
The harbourmaster's office is nonetheless still busy, one of its walls lined by old sepia photographs of the harbour.
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