Viruses can remain infectious on microplastics for 3 days and more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Monday, June 27, 2022 "We won’t have a society if we destroy the environment." – Margaret Mead Viruses Can Remain Infectious on Microplastics for Three Days New research has discovered another way that microplastic pollution might harm human health. The study, published in Environmental Pollution, is the first to prove that certain viruses can stay infectious by attaching themselves to [plastics]( in a freshwater environment. [Read More]( Related: [Microplastics Found in Lungs of Living People for First Time, and Deeper Than Expected]( Japan Faces Possible Power Shortages Amid Record Heat Wave June in the Northern Hemisphere has been sweltering so far, with every continent setting high temperature records. Japan set a [record]( for the month on Saturday when the city of Isesaki reached 104.4 degrees Fahrenheit, reported The Washington Post. [Read More]( Related: [Both North and South Poles See Unusually High Heat]( New Hampshire Distillery Infuses Whiskey With Invasive Crab Species Invasive species threaten native species by crowding them out or taking over much of the available resources the native species need to survive. While experts have taken many approaches to confront invasive species, a distillery in New Hampshire is taking an innovative route: by turning the invasive European green crab into an ingredient for a one-of-its-kind whiskey. [Read More]( Related: [10 of the Most Invasive Plant Species in the U.S.]( Polar Bears Found Surviving in Greenland Despite Lack of Sea Ice Few animals represent the face of the [Arctic]( like [polar bears](. The largest bears in the world, polar bears are excellent swimmers who spend more time in the sea than they do on land. Sea ice is the platform from which they hunt the seals needed to obtain the necessary calories to survive. [Read More]( Related: [Polar Bear Poop Reveals Why Certain Chemicals Get Trapped in the Body]( Do you get this newsletter daily? If not, [sign up here]( or forward to a friend. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [Instagram]( Copyright © 2022 EcoWatch, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up for EcoWatch Top News of The Day Our mailing address is: EcoWatch 1122 Oberlin RoadRaleigh, NC 27605 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. [Mailchimp Email Marketing](