Microplastics promote cloud formation, with likely effects on weather and climate
Microplastics promote cloud formation, with likely effects on weather and climate
Clouds affect Earth’s weather and climate in many ways. New research suggests that the presence of microplastic particles could alter these processes.
Clouds form when water vapor – an invisible gas in the atmosphere – sticks to tiny floating particles, such as dust, and turns into liquid water droplets or ice crystals. In a newly published study, we show that microplastic particles can have the same effects, producing ice crystals at temperatures 5 to 10 degrees Celsius (9 to 18 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than droplets without microplastics.
This suggests that microplastics in the air may affect weather and climate by producing clouds in conditions where they would not form otherwise.
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So you're saying petroleum production is the solution to drought? Hooray! All problems taken care of!
Pollute! Pollute for your country!
I hear rain water can cure Covid
It can, but just mix in a little apple-flavored horse paste to be sure.
if I had access to horse medicine the de-wormer isn't what the vet will be running out of
Enough of it might wipe out all transmission vectors
I’ll just stand outside with my mouth open and pray.