Thread by @GeorgeMonbiot

13. #RegenesisFact 13: The Cambrian Dead Zone should be a nationally-infamous disaster area. It’s the biggest terrestrial dead zone in the UK and probably in western Europe. But, amazingly, it’s almost unknown to us, despite the fact that it covers roughly 300km2. 🧵

It’s an astonishing and horrifying phenomenon. So why don’t we know about it? Largely, I think, because it’s an agricultural, rather than an industrial, disaster zone. Farming, in my experience, is surrounded by a kind of moral forcefield.

We seem to accept the idea that there's a No Trespassing sign in front of the topic, beyond which we cannot pass. So we fail to apply the same standards and critique that we apply to other industries. If a chemicals plant had done this, we would be horrified.

I’m cheating slightly with this one, as I’ve tweeted about it before. But I'm running against the clock at the moment. Here’s the thread I made earlier, that explains the issue:

https://twitter.com/georgemonbiot/status/1365217257111044101?lang=en