It's raining microplastics: Hurricane Larry dropped plastic particles all over N.L.

It's Raining Microplastics: Hurricane Larry Dropped Plastic Particles All Over NL

When hurricane Larry made landfall in Newfoundland and Labrador in 2021, the powerful storm brought heavy rain and wind across the province—and millions of microplastic particles originating from the Atlantic Ocean, researchers from Dalhousie University have found. “So we have a saying … it’s raining cats and dogs,” Tony Walker, a professor in Dalhousie’s school for resource and environmental studies, said in an interview. “But now it’s raining …

It's raining microplastics: Hurricane Larry dropped plastic particles all over N.L.

When hurricane Larry made landfall in Newfoundland and Labrador in 2021, the powerful storm brought heavy rain and wind across the province — and millions of…

It's raining microplastics: Hurricane Larry dropped plastic particles all over N.L.

When hurricane Larry made landfall in Newfoundland and Labrador in 2021, the powerful storm brought heavy rain and wind across the province — and millions of microplastic particles originating from […]

Hurricane Larry dumped millions of microplastic particles on Newfoundland and Labrador during its passage in 2021, microplastics that all came from the Atlantic Ocean, researchers at Dalhousie University found.