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Article URL: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/germany-is-turning-abandoned-coal-mines-into-23-lakes-the-former-mining-landscape-is-becoming-europes-largest-artificial-wetland/articleshow/134725669.cms Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.

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  • Article URL: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/germany-is-turning-abandoned-coal-mines-into-23-lakes-the-former-mining-landscape-is-becoming-europes-largest-artificial-wetland/articleshow/134725669.cms Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.
  • Reported by Hacker News and published Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:05:24 UTC.

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