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Boston snow still melting in man-made glacier of ice and trash
During Boston’s record-breaking snowfall this past winter, officials used large empty parking lots that were devoted for one thing: snow piles. Officials called them “snow farms” and they rose to heights unseen in modern history. And now, in the sweltering heat of summer, one is still sitting in South Boston, dripping away and revealing a vast wasteland of trash underneath. When WBZ (CBS News) Boston went to check on the man-made glacier, what they found in that still-melting pile of snow was a bit of a shocker: a baby stroller, lottery tickets, part of a bicycle, laundry baskets, hubcaps, and more.
That’s because the snow plows picked up virtually everything in their paths, which prevented them from simply depositing all that winter snow into the harbor. Ton after ton was moved from the city streets of Boston to this snow farm, where piles towered over 20 feet. It was one of seven such piles scattered throughout the city and this one still has snow left on it.
Source: http://www.climatechangedispatch.com/boston-snow-still-melting-in-man-made-glacier-of-ice-and-trash.html
