Scientists stunned after finding one of Earth's most remote places blanketed in dangerous material: 'Is it snowing plastic … ?'
https://www.yahoo.com/news/scientists-stunned-finding-one-earths-103044853.html?guccounter=1
https://www.yahoo.com/news/scientists-stunned-finding-one-earths-103044853.html?guccounter=1
7 Comments
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 20 pts · 1y
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iAvicenna@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
oh no...
xep@fedia.io · 13 pts · 1y
CNN article this is based on here: https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/01/science/explorer-world-remote-nanoplastics-scli-intl
Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 1y
Not doubting the plastic they found was windblown, but I do wonder how much more is now there along the path they trekked through. Tiny particles sraped from their skis, shed from their clothing and gear...
unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de · 16 pts · 1y
I mean there is microplastic in the rain everywhere in the world, so i have zero reasons to believe that there isnt any in snow.
Im surprised that this article makes this out as a crazy new finding when we have known for years.
SheeEttin@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 1y
Yeah if you read the full story, they were fully expecting to find it, they were just measuring how much.
Plaidboy@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 1y
I think that they are likely already considering these you mention. You can get clothing and gear that aren't made of plastic, so maybe they are doing that - the methods described on their website specifically call out using leather gloves and taking wind direction into account.
https://missionspiritus.com/expeditions/antarctica/