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But these sites also come with dangers, as demonstrated by the massive Moss Landing battery fire in January 2025, which prompted the evacuation of about 1,500 residents and deposited heavy metals in a nearby estuary.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Around river mouths, the distance extends to 500 meters from the estuary.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

It is thought there are about 3,500 seals living in the Thames and that they mostly stay around the estuary, east of London.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

In Foynes village across the estuary from the refinery, where a port handles its exports, local businessman John Cassels said the dilemma was clear.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

The city sprawls across seventy-eight square miles, stretching from the shallow, salty estuary at the edge of San Francisco Bay to the undulating green-and-gold hills where bobcats and coyotes roam.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

Using long term observations from 20 U.S. estuaries, the researchers developed a way to measure total heat exposure by viewing marine heatwaves as part of broader warming episodes rather than as isolated events.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

It transforms into a glass eel as it travels from coastal estuaries to places like Lough Neagh and Lough Erne.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

They placed groups of these tiles in three estuaries in the Sydney region, Brisbane Water, the Hawkesbury River and Port Hacking, near existing oyster reefs where larvae are present.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 6, 2026

They are also found around river mouths, estuaries and manmade structures like piers and groynes.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2025

Although spawning occurs at sea, the young come into the estuaries and bays when a few weeks old to undergo successive molts and changes of form.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson