Plastic pollution is worsened by warming climate and must be stemmed, researchers warn

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Nov 27, 2025, 5:00 am120 ptsTrending
Climate change conditions turn plastics into more mobile, persistent, and hazardous pollutants. This is done by speeding up plastic breakdown into microplastics—microscopic fragments of plastic—spreading them considerable distances, and increasing exposure and impact within the environment.

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