A new study confirms that coloured microplastics and nanoplastics suspended in the atmosphere absorb sunlight, directly contributing to global warming. Their effect, although less than that of soot carbon (a major atmospheric pollutant), is no longer negligible at all and forces scientists to rethink current climate models.
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A new study confirms that coloured microplastics and nanoplastics suspended in the atmosphere absorb sunlight, directly contributing to global warming. Their effect, although less than that of soot carbon (a major atmospheric pollutant), is no longer negligible at all and forces scientists to rethink current climate models.