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More than 170 trillion plastic particles found in the ocean as pollution reaches ‘unprecedented’ levels

More than 170 trillion plastic particles found in the ocean as pollution reaches ‘unprecedented’ levels

By Laura Paddison, CNN The world’s oceans are polluted by a “plastic smog” made up of an estimated 171 trillion plastic particles that if gathered would weigharound 2.3 million tons, according to a new study. A team of international scientists analyzed global data collected between 1979 and 2019 from nearly 12,000 sampling points in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans and the Mediterranean Sea. They found a “rapid and unprecedented” increase in ocean plastic pollution since 2005, according to the study published Wednesday in the journal PLOS ONE. “It is much higher than previous estimates,” Lisa Erdle, director of research...

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Coastal Erosion worsening, experts warn

Coastal Erosion worsening, experts warn

Coastal erosion has wreaked a significant impact on nearly a third of Greek beaches, according to data made public on Wednesday at a seminar inAthens organized by the Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE) which alsoreported problems at river estuaries. Specifically, the TEE’s investigation found that 28.6 percent of Greece’scoastline has a problem with erosion with some areas particularly hard hit. On Crete, for instance, 65.8 percent of beaches – or 756 kilometers out of its total of 1,148 kilometers – are eroded. In central Macedonia, 371 kilometersout of its 821 kilometers of coastline have also suffered from erosion. According to...

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