Microplastics may be changing the colour of the Pacific Ocean
Satellites show that the ocean around a gyre of plastic detritus in the Pacific is brightening and changing colour, with the most likely explanation being microplastics suspended in the water column
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
[Claude] Reports 2 and 3 both cover the same finding that satellite data suggests microplastics in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch may be changing the ocean's colour, and they do not conflict with Report 1.
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