Anthony Baker on Nostr: “Oh Good, Hurricanes Are Now Made of Microplastics” When Hurricane Larry made ...
“Oh Good, Hurricanes Are Now Made of Microplastics”
When Hurricane Larry made landfall two years ago, it dropped over 100,000 microplastics per sq m of land per day.
Larry had picked up the microplastics at sea, lofted them into the air, and dumped them on Newfoundland. A Newfoundland study notes that Larry happened to pass over the garbage patch of the North Atlantic Gyre, where currents accumulate floating plastic.
https://www.wired.com/story/oh-good-hurricanes-are-now-made-of-microplastics/
#microplastics #environment
When Hurricane Larry made landfall two years ago, it dropped over 100,000 microplastics per sq m of land per day.
Larry had picked up the microplastics at sea, lofted them into the air, and dumped them on Newfoundland. A Newfoundland study notes that Larry happened to pass over the garbage patch of the North Atlantic Gyre, where currents accumulate floating plastic.
https://www.wired.com/story/oh-good-hurricanes-are-now-made-of-microplastics/
#microplastics #environment