The lurking oil spills no one is talking about

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Thousands of shipwrecks from WWII still lie on the ocean floor and they hold toxic cargo in their bellies: billions and billions of gallons of oil, according to some estimates. As the old vessels erode, fears grow this could spill into the ocean – with disastrous consequences. Follow Planet A on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dw_planeta?lang=en Find out more about these ticking time bombs on dw.com: https://www.dw.com/en/the-ticking-time-bombs-at-the-bottom-of-the-ocean/audio-70778754 #PlanetA #Shipwrecks #pollution #WorldWar2 We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. We'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess. Credits: Reporter: Janek Speight Camera & Edit: Neven Hillebrands Supervising Editors: Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann, Michael Trobridge Thumbnail: Em Chabidron Factcheck: Kirsten Funck Read more: Threats to our Ocean Heritage: Potentially Polluting Wrecks: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-57960-8 Potentially Polluting Wrecks in Marine Waters: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237481728_Potentially_Polluting_Wrecks_in_Marine_Waters Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:45 Origins 03:37 Challenge 06:32 Costs 08:42 Who's taking responsibility? 10:43 Conclusion