PLASTIC POLLUTION
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The nature, intensity, impact and urgency of the issue have changed over the decades
14 million tonnes of microplastics on sea floor: Australian study
The quantity of the tiny pollutants was 25 times greater than previous localised studies had shown
Australia witnesses hottest day ever, hotter days expected
Australia has its hottest day on record, more to come.
Fossil fuel groups try influencing climate change talks
Fossil fuel groups 'destroying' climate talks: NGOs.
Polar bears move away from Arctic as ice weakens
Weak Arctic ice sees 56 polar bears descend on Russian village.
Sheet masks: The new plastic straws?
Research has proven that sheet masks are just as bad for the environment as plastic straws.
Nano plastic from teabags causing health hazards
Study says plastic teabags release microscopic particles into tea.
Protect the Western Ghats to tackle floods
India must stop deforesting its mountains if it wants to fight floods.
Heat wave from Pacific Ocean poses threat to Hawaiian corals
Lingering Pacific heat wave threatens Hawaii coral.
Thousands of activists conduct mass cleanup of world’s beaches
Environmental activists pluck plastic from world's beaches on mass cleanup day.