Plastic debris on remote islands raises temperatures by 2.5C and threatens turtle populations

Plastic debris is heating up beaches in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. A study has warned that rising temperatures caused by plastic could have devastating impacts on wildlife. Photograph: Andrew Fidler/Silke Stuckenbrock

Plastic debris is heating up beaches in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. A study has warned that rising temperatures caused by plastic could have devastating impacts on wildlife. Photograph: Andrew Fidler/Silke Stuckenbrock

source https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/may/25/plastic-debris-on-remote-islands-raises-temperatures-by-25c-and-threatens-turtle-populations