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grte@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 2 years ago

It's raining microplastics: Hurricane Larry dropped plastic particles all over N.L.

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It's raining microplastics: Hurricane Larry dropped plastic particles all over N.L.

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grte@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 2 years ago
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When hurricane Larry made landfall in Newfoundland and Labrador in 2021, the powerful storm brought heavy rain and wind across the province — and millions of microplastic particles originating from th...

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    We used to worry about acid rain. But what we got instead was plastic rain

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      Man, remember being so scared about acid rain in elementary school?!

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        And quicksand. They really had us preparing for the wrong catastrophes.

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      And plastic rocks (plastiglomerates). Don’t forget the plastic rocks.

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