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Eyjafjallajökull (BBC: How to pronounce Eyjafjallajökull)
I'm waiting for today's sunset to see if it's far enough south to cause the spectacular colors, though I'm not sure if my little camera is up to sky shots. In case of "blood rain", photos galore will be a must, though!
Plastics in the Atlantic, too
The first was found in the Pacific, and another one is suspected in the Indian ocean, iirc. Our contaminants are truly ubiquitous! Researchers have found that the sand of westward beaches in the UK contains a noticeable amount of plastic granules in the dimension of sand corns or smaller. Other beaches have yet to be tested, but I wouldn't be surprised to learn of similar results there. It's especially worrisome when remembering that the toxicity and reactivity of substances typically increase drastically when the particle size drops in the micro- or nanoscale range. In the latter cases, even inert stuff can become highly reactive (and nanoparticles often pass the blood-brain-barrier). But I digress...
I'm waiting for today's sunset to see if it's far enough south to cause the spectacular colors, though I'm not sure if my little camera is up to sky shots. In case of "blood rain", photos galore will be a must, though!
Plastics in the Atlantic, too
The first was found in the Pacific, and another one is suspected in the Indian ocean, iirc. Our contaminants are truly ubiquitous! Researchers have found that the sand of westward beaches in the UK contains a noticeable amount of plastic granules in the dimension of sand corns or smaller. Other beaches have yet to be tested, but I wouldn't be surprised to learn of similar results there. It's especially worrisome when remembering that the toxicity and reactivity of substances typically increase drastically when the particle size drops in the micro- or nanoscale range. In the latter cases, even inert stuff can become highly reactive (and nanoparticles often pass the blood-brain-barrier). But I digress...
