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Plastic Is Melting Onto Corals
Original: Plastic Is Melting Onto Corals https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wire d.com/story/plastic-is-melting-onto-corals/
A Wired report describes how plastic pollution is not only accumulating on coral reefs but melting onto corals, a process that can smother and damage reef organisms. The story highlights a new dimension of the ocean plastic crisis, showing that debris interacts chemically and physically with corals rather than simply sitting on them. Conservationists are pointing to it as further evidence that reducing plastic waste is urgent for reef survival.
Why now: The striking finding that plastic melts onto corals is prompting renewed alarm about plastic pollution's impact on reefs.
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