Microplastic pollution exists on the seabed in Antarctica in the same quantities as in the North Atlantic and Mediterranean, scientists have found.
Microplastics ‘Abundant’ in Remote Polar Seas
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First-of-Its-Kind Surface Water Atlas Brings Together 35 Years of Satellite Data
The Atlas of Global Surface Water Dynamics illustrates the changes in the Earth’s lakes, rivers and wetlands over time.
0.5℃ Matters: The Seasonal Contrast of Rainfall Becomes Intense in the Warming Target of the Paris Agreement
The Paris Agreement in 2015 proposed a target to limit global warming to less than 2℃ and pursue efforts to limit warming to less than 1.5℃.
Fossil Fuel Subsidies Need Global Reform, Say Baker Institute Experts
Fossil fuels still receive most of the international government support provided to the energy sector despite their “well-known environmental and public health damage,” according to new research from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
War on Plastic Is Distracting From More Urgent Threats to Environment, Experts Warn
A team of leading environmental experts, spearheaded by the University of Nottingham, have warned that the current war on plastic is detracting from the bigger threats to the environment.
New Study First to Link Plastic Ingestion and Dietary Metals in Seabirds
A new study by scientists from the University of Tasmania, CSIRO and the University of South Australia is the first to find a relationship between plastic debris ingested by seabirds and liver concentrations of mineral metals, with potential links to pollution and nutrition.
