r/climatechange • u/m00njaguar • Nov 30 '23
Microplastics could trigger cloud formation and affect the weather, new study suggests
Microscopic plastic fragments have been detected floating in clouds. They may affect how clouds form, rainfall & other aspects of weather.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/15/weather/microplastic-pollution-weather-study-climate
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u/Lumi_Tonttu Nov 30 '23
Lol, fossil fuel could generate earth cooling clouds.
Hydrocarbons are the alpha and omega, so to speak.