Puerto maldonado
The climate in Puerto Maldonado is tropical humid with high temperatures throughout the year, but especially in August and September, in addition to the wind chill that sometimes reaches about 45°C. In most months of the year in Puerto Maldonado there is significant rainfall, especially from October to April. The average annual temperature in Puerto Maldonado is 25.4°C (77.4°F). Rainfall is around 2221 mm. During the winter there may be occasional cold spells called friajes, which are cold air masses from Antarctica that can lower the temperature even below 10 °C (50...
PLASTICS: A LIFE CYCLE FRAUGHT WITH PROBLEMS
Since plastic packaging is a major contributor to the global plastic waste stream, it is obvious that its use is a major contributor to the 4.7 to 12.7 million tons of plastic that reach the ocean each year. It is estimated that more than two-thirds of the plastic that reaches the ocean ends up on the seabed, creating a growing wasteland beneath the surface. The environmental impact of plastic packaging is not limited to the oceans; plastics and micro-plastics can be found in all ecosystems, where they can have equally harmful effects,...