File:Microfibre pollution in the Arctic (Copernicus).jpg
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[edit]DescriptionMicrofibre pollution in the Arctic (Copernicus).jpg |
English: This image, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 13 September 2021, shows Longyearbyen, the largest inhabited area of Svalbard. Longyearbyen is the northernmost village in the world with a resident population of about 2,400 people. A study published in the Frontiers Environmental Science scientific journal found that at least 18 billion microfibres are released from the Norwegian town into the Arctic Ocean every year. |
Date | Taken on 13 September 2021 |
Source | Microfibre pollution in the Arctic |
Author | European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery |
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Attribution: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2021
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