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Storm clouds over a bay
December 1, 2010

Storm Clouds, Nushagak Bay

This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel and Adventure Photos

Storm clouds gather over Nushagak Bay, where a tempest is raging over the proposed Pebble mine. Fishermen say it could ruin salmon runs. Mine owners promise jobs and an infusion of money.

See more photos from the December 2010 story "Bristol Bay."



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Photograph by Michael Melford, National Geographic

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