Pacific Pollution Mass 'Roughly the Size of Texas' How a humongous garbage patch in breeds new bugs A Tsunami Exaggeration Ocean Trash Is Lifesaver for Insect World's oceans are 'plasticized' may change marine life

Plastic in 'Great Pacific Garbage Patch' Has Increased 100-Fold Plastic garbage in the ocean has increased 100-fold in the past 40 years and could have ecosystem-wide impacts, according to a study released Tuesday. Scientists from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography looked at the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre (NPSG), known as the 'Great Pacific Garbage Patch,' and found an "alarming amount" of plastic trash, much in small bits. read more More plastic in 'Great Pacific Garbage Patch' The amount of plastic trash in the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" has increased 100-fold during the past 40 years, causing "profound" changes to the marine environment, according to a new study. How a humongous garbage patch in the Pacific breeds new bugs The great Pacific garbage patch has created a new breeding ground for a marine insect, which in turn is changing Pacific ecosystems.  How a humongous garbage patch in the Pacific breeds new bugs (+video) The great Pacific garbage patch has created a new breeding ground for a marine insect, which in turn is changing Pacific ecosystems.  The Great Pacific Garbage Patch The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a swirling mass of marine debris, a Plastic Soup of discarded bags and bottles, in the north-east of the Pacific Ocean, whose mass is impossible to determine accurately. An expedition to explore the patch sets sail from San Diego, California on May 28. Great garbage patch threatens Pacific The vast swirl of plastic waste floating in the North Pacific has grown 100-fold over the last 40 years, according to a research paper published Wednesday. World's oceans are 'plasticized' A marine expedition of environmentalists has confirmed the bad news it feared -- the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" extends even further than previously known. Research ship finds the world's oceans are 'plasticized' A marine expedition of environmentalists has confirmed the bad news it feared -- the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" extends even further than previously known. Great Pacific Garbage Patch affecting sea life An increase in plastic debris floating in a zone between Hawaii and California is changing the environment of at least one marine insect, scientists report. Great Pacific Garbage Patch: Causing Bizarre Reaction The plastic debris are collecting together in the ocean to form the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which is covering thousands of miles of ocean. This floating garbage patch is found in the middle of the . . .
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