From the Archives: Oh Good, Hurricanes Are Now Made of Microplastics

14/06/2024 7 min
From the Archives: Oh Good, Hurricanes Are Now Made of Microplastics

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When Hurricane Larry made landfall two years ago, it dropped over 100,000 microplastics per square meter of land per day. It’s another ominous sign of how plasticized the environment has become.

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