It’s a puzzle that has perplexed scientists for years: humanity dumps millions of tonnes of plastics into the world’s oceans annually, yet only a tiny fraction remains visible on the surface. Now an international team of researchers believe they may be closer to determining where Earth’s “missing plastics” end up, using an unprecedented global effort […]
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Receding Chilean glacier a sign of accelerating climate change
Scientists say that warm summer temperatures and high rainfall weakened the Grey Glacier’s walls In the space of just two weeks, two large icebergs broke off the Grey Glacier in Chilean Patagonia — a sign of accelerating climate change, experts say. The Grey Glacier is one of the main sights in the Torres del Paine […]