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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch |
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The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the oceans on Earth. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east. A distinguishing future of the Pacific ocean is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch also known as the Pacific Trash Vortex, is a giant island completely made of plastic thrown into the ocean. The patch has been constantly growing due to the increasing water pollution and as for now The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is twice the size of France. Unlike most other trash, plastic isn't biodegradable so it floats there forever. Sunlight degrades plastic, reducing it to smaller and smaller pieces. The plastic still never goes away it just becomes microscopic and may be eaten by tiny marine organisms. It is formed by ocean currents taking the plastic thrown into the sea by humans along with it and gathers at a place. As years passed more and more plastic started getting added up and it grew larger day by day. The garbage caught in it remains stuck together. Cleaning the Great Pacific Garbage Patch has been a goal of many Green Organizations for years. However, the task is recognized as next to impossible. |
 
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Thanks for your report
Posted 08-01-2014 18:48
The pictures are really shocking.
Posted 07-01-2014 14:23
@Humaid Some part of your article is from the web, like wikipedia. And if the picture is from google, then please reveal it under the images.
Posted 06-01-2014 08:15
It is shocking. I'm sure some day there shall be some scientific solution to this menace. We must shun plastic NOW.
Posted 05-01-2014 14:29
Awesome facts it was very informative as well as shocking
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Posted 03-01-2014 22:12
@Christy. The pictures are from Google. This my Article and I wrote it for a school project.
Posted 03-01-2014 18:59
We should be more careful ...... these facts stunned me
Posted 03-01-2014 17:04
Please put the courtesy of the pictures. And yes, we made those plastic islands...
Posted 03-01-2014 09:06
Really sad.
Posted 03-01-2014 04:09
its very sad to see this, the facts are really shocking
Posted 03-01-2014 01:15