🚗In the 1970s, a company dumped 2 million used car tires on the ocean floor.
🔧The tires were meant to create an artificial reef and provide a habitat for marine life.
💥The steel bindings of the tire bundles corroded, causing all 2 million tires to become loose and mobile.
⛈️Storms and underwater currents further damaged the reef by smashing the loose tires against the existing reef.
🧱Efforts are now underway to clean up the tire reef, but it is a costly and challenging process.
Why were the tires dumped in the ocean?
—The tires were dumped in the ocean in an attempt to create an artificial reef and provide a habitat for marine life.
What caused the tires to become loose and mobile?
—The steel bindings of the tire bundles corroded, causing all 2 million tires to break loose.
How did storms and underwater currents further damage the reef?
—The storms and underwater currents smashed the loose tires against the existing reef, causing damage.
What efforts are underway to clean up the tire reef?
—Private companies and organizations are working to remove the tires from the ocean, but it is a costly and challenging process.
Is there hope for restoring the reef?
—Efforts are being made to clean up and restore the reef, but it will take time and resources to undo the damage caused by the loose tires.
00:00In the 1970s, a company dumped 2 million used car tires on the ocean floor in an attempt to create an artificial reef.
06:14The steel bindings of the tire bundles corroded, causing all 2 million tires to become loose and mobile.
06:40Storms and underwater currents further damaged the reef by smashing the loose tires against the existing reef.
09:35Efforts are now underway to clean up the tire reef, but it is a costly and challenging process.
