Archive · 20 Jan 2026

Plastic Clouds Found Over Chinese Cities Shock Scientists

Plastic Clouds Found Over Chinese Cities Shock Scientists

Scientists found that two big cities in China, Guangzhou and Xi’an, have clouds made of tiny plastic pieces.

These tiny plastics come from things like car traffic and road dust.

The plastics are so small that they can stay in the air for a long time and even help form clouds.

When it rains, these plastic pieces can spread to other places.

The scientists used special tools to find these tiny plastics, which are much smaller than what we can see.

They think these plastics might affect the weather and our health, but they are not sure yet.

This shows that plastic pollution is a big problem not just in the ocean but also in the air we breathe.

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