What is Thermal Pollution? Top 5 Causes, Devastating Effects, and 7 Proven Solutions

Illustration of thermal pollution with clean and heated river water, dead fish, algae blooms, and solutions like cooling towers.

Introduction: In 2023, Florida’s Turkey Point Nuclear Plant made headlines for all the wrong reasons. It’s 95°F wastewater discharge killed 80% of juvenile mangroves in Biscayne Bay—an ecological disaster that left coastlines weakened and communities alarmed. Unlike chemical spills, which …

Read more