The Tiny Nation at the Vanguard of Mining the Ocean Floor
Below the waters of the Cook Islands, population 15,000, lie minerals used to power electric cars. Extracting them could bring riches, but many say it’s a bad idea. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: Cook Islands
Topics: it’s, riches, bring, could, Extracting, electric, power, minerals, population, Islands, waters, Below, Floor, Ocean, Mining, Vanguard, Nation
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/09/world/asia/cook-islands-seabed-mining.html