The National Geographic (along with many other groups) has been documenting what happens to plastic waste-they estimate for example that 18 billion pounds per annum ends up in the oceans (https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/planetorplastic/ ). It is consequently hardly remarkable that serious quantities of this material is now being found in the 'pristine' Antarctic seas (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jun/06/antarctica-plastic-contamination-reaches-earths-last-wilderness ). Such waste will seriously endanger the organisms adapted to living on and around this icy continent -if climate change doesn't get them first!
This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
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