While it is well known that plastic pollution contributes to climate change, a new study highlights the reverse: how climate change is driving the spread of plastic pollution across regions. According to the study published in the journal Frontiers in Science, rising temperatures and extreme weather events are making microplastics more mobile, persistent, and hazardous, increasing their environmental and health risks.
Frequent Weather Events Increasing Plastic Mobility
The study finds that as climate change fuels increasingly frequent and intense heatwaves, fires, and floods, it accelerates the spread of plastic pollution, making it more persistent and hazardous than ever before. A team of scientists who have reviewed hundreds of studies has found “ample evidence” that climate change is worsening plastic…
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