Every year, due to the production and use of smartphones, especially the iPhone, 580 million tons of carbon dioxide are released into the atmosphere, which warms the oceans, writes the Daily Mail.
As Day.Az reports with reference to News.Ru, this creates conditions for powerful hurricanes, such as Milton, which covered the American state of Florida in October.
“Your iPhone may have contributed to the deadly hurricanes that hit the United States this year,” the article says.
According to experts, the production and disposal of smartphones cause serious damage to the environment. The creation of one device takes 81.65 kilograms of carbon dioxide – the same amount as a car emits in six months. Charging and using smartphones amplifies the problem, and power-hungry features like artificial intelligence increase their climate footprint.
In addition, billions of smartphones end up in landfills every year, contributing to the leakage of toxic substances from batteries. This, in turn, leads to soil contamination and causes serious environmental damage.
The amount of electronic waste is staggering – millions of tons annually, and smartphones make up a significant part of it, the material says.
In October, Hurricane Milton hit Florida, moving from the west to the east coast of the state. At first, wind gusts reached 195 kilometers per hour, and then weakened to 150. Tornadoes caused by Hurricane Milton destroyed about 125 homes in the American state.